History Chapter 8 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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Wanted to increase the borders of the United States

James K. Polk

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People in Texas decided to fight against Santa Anna to bring back the Mexican _____________________.

Constitution of 1824

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People who gained the most money from the California gold rush

merchants

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Name one advantage the Mexicans had in the Mexican-American War.

Possible answers: more soldiers, controlled a tall hill, blocked the road to Mexico City

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thief

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shark

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rocket

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baam

Lose 25 points!

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Replaced Whigs with Democrats in the national government

John Tyler

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People who rushed to California in search of gold

forty-niners

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What is the belief that God gave Americans all the land between the two oceans?

Manifest Dynasty

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People who get natural resources from the earth

Miners

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President of Mexico

Santa Anna

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Name 2 advantages the Americans had in the Mexican-American War.

1. better guns 2. better leaders

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What did America gain as a result of the Mexican-American war?

More land

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trap

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Why did some slave owners NOT take their slaves to California?

They feared they would run away to mine for gold

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boom

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rocket

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shark

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lifesaver

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Died while in office as president

William Henry Harrison

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