CFA #2 Manifest Destiny

What factors contributed to the rapid expansion of U.S. territory in the 1840s?

• Purchase of land from European nations

• War, international treaties, and annexation

• Peaceful negotiations with Native American nations

• Gold rush and populaton boom

There was hesitation in Texas annexation before 1845 over ​ (a)   . However, James Polk's election ​ (b)   the calls for annexation.

• division over slavery
• energized
• support for independence
• disagreement on trade
• concerns about foreign intervention
• silenced
• delayed

Match the event with its outcome

• Mexico sells 500k square miles to U.S.

• Annexation of Texas

• Texas becomes 28th state

• Oregon Treaty

• U.S. gains control of Pacific Northwest

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Reorder the key events leading to the U.S. gaining the Mexican Cession

• Dispute over Texas' border between the U.S. and Mexico

• The U.S. declares war on Mexico

• Mexican soldiers attack U.S. troops along the Rio Grande

• Mexico sells land to the U.S. in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Benefited from Expansion

,

(b) Resisted Expansion

• Mexican Government

• U.S. Government

• Native American Nations

• American settlers

According to the textbook, what was manifest destiny?

Based on the textbook, why did the U.S. take over new territories in the 1840s?

According to Document A, why did American pursue expansion in the 1840s?

Does Document A support or refute the textbook account? Explain.

According to Document B, why did America pursue expansion in the 1840s?