US Expansion: 1803-1860

The War of 1812 took place in the year _________

Why did President Monroe write the Monroe doctrine?

• So that people could rush to California in the Gold Rush

• So the Native Americans would move out west

• So that other countries would stop interfering in North and South America

• So that we would go to war with Mexico

What does this cartoon show?

• Gold Rush of 1849

• Monroe Doctrine

• War of 1812

• Trail of Tears

What did NOT take place at the time of the US expansion?

• American Revolution

• War of 1812

• Texas-Mexican War

• Mexican-American War

What 3 things were important in the War of 1812?

• The burning of the white house, the battle of Horseshoe Bend, and the writing of the Star Spangled Banner

• The Alamo, getting Texas as a new state, and gaining the Mississippi River

• The Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the Tea Act

• Yorktown, Saratoga, and Bunker Hill

The Alamo was part of the Mexican-American War

• True

• False

After the Mexican-American War, Texas became a state

• True

• False

The War of 1812 was fought between US and Texas

• True

• False

The Texas-Mexican War was fought between Texas and Mexico

• True

• False

The Mexican-American War was fought between Texas and Mexico

• True

• False