Manifest Destiny

Who wanted to know the exact spot that Taylor's forces were fired upon?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglas

• Daniel Webster

• James K. Polk

With the Adam's-Onis Treaty, Spain ceded Florida to the U.S., but how did the treaty impact the claim on the Oregon Territory?

• Spain set their Western Border at the Rocky Mountains

• Spain declared the U.S. had to stay out of the Oregon Territory

• Spain set their Northern Border and gave up claim to the Oregon Territory

• Spain declared war on the British over control of the Oregon Territory

Which parallel divided the Oregon Territory in an agreement between Britain and the U.S. in 1846?

• 42 N

• 49 N

• 50 N

• 54' 40"N

How did Mountain Men make their living?

• Trapping animals and trading furs

• Farming the lands

• Setting up trade businesses with the Chinese on the Pacific Coast

• Logging and cutting down timber

Why was the Oregon Country so important to the Manifest Destiny concept?

• It gave the US access to large gold deposits

• It removed Spain from the U.S. for good

• It connected the U.S. to the Atlantic Ocean

• It connected the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean

What does "54-40 or Fight" refer to?

• The age range of men that could legally own property in the Oregon Territory

• The number of days and minutes James K. Polk gave the British to vacate the Oregon Country before he declared war on them.

• The slogan used by James K. Polk when dealing with wanting to get the Oregon Country all the way up to the 54-40 parallel from the British

• The parallel line that Britain wanted to divide the Louisiana Purchase territory at with British lands in Canada

Before the transcontinental railroad, how did most people get to the Oregon Territory and California?

• The Oregon and Santa Fe Trails

• The Rocky Mountain Path

• The Missouri and Columbia Rivers

• The Trail of Tears

Who is considered the "Father of Texas" because he recruited 300 American families to settle part of Texas which was still at the the time part of Mexico?

• Davy Crocket

• Stephen Austin

• General Santa Ana

• Sam Houston

Which battle took place where a few hundred Texans such as Davy Crockett and Sam Bowie held off General Santa Ana's army of thousands of troops before ultimately losing but buying Texans much needed time to organize?

• San Antonio

• San Jacinto

• Alamo

• Goliad

After gaining their independence and becoming the Republic of Texas, which was not a reason why the U.S. was slow to annex Texas and add them to the U.S.?

• Northern States didn't want to add another slave state to the Union

• Mexico had said if the U.S. annexed Texas it would be the same as declaring war on Mexico

• Texas had an enormous debt and no money

• The Southern states objected to adding Texas because they didn't want slavery