Republic & Statehood Review (22-23)

Which individual won the 1844 Presidential Election and promised to achieve Manifest Destiny?

• James K. Polk
• Sam Houston
• Henry Clay
• Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following options were not one of the roots of Manifest Destiny?

• Security
• Future prosperity [success]
• To wage war
• Pioneer spirit

Which two countries controlled the Oregon Territory?

• Great Britain and the United States
• The United States and Canada
• The United States and Mexico
• The United States and France

On April 21, 1836, the Texans defeated Santa Anna at the—

• Battle of San Jacinto
• Battle of Gonzales
• Battle of Goliad
• Battle of Lexington & Concord

What major event occurred in 1836?

• Texas earns its independence from Mexico
• Texas is annexed into the United States
• Mexico is annexed into the United States
• Mexico earns its independence from Spain

What were the two reasons why the United States delayed Texas Annexation?

• Slavery & Mexico
• Slavery & the Annexation fee
• The United States did not want to have Texas

When was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1836
• 1845
• 1776
• 1821

Who was the US President that supported Manifest Destiny?

• Henry Clay
• James K. Polk
• Sam Houston
• Abraham Lincoln

Why did the United States go to war with Mexico?

• To try and acquire Mexico's northern territory
• Because Mexico attempted to reclaim Texas
• Mexico attacked Washington DC

When did the US-Mexican War end?

• 1848
• 1850
• 1861
• 1846