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  • What is a boomtown?
    A town that becomes populated in a quick amount of time
  • Pick 1 of the 2 Presidents: Andrew Jackson or Thomas Jefferson. How could you make a case for them believing in Manifest Destiny?
    Various Answers
  • What was a 49er?
    One who came to California in search of gold!
  • Who won the Battle of San Jacinto?
    The Texans
  • Why type of people came to Utah in the 1840s?
    Miners
    Soldiers
    Business Men
    Mormons
  • Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession located in?
    Northwest
    Southeast
    Southwest
    Northeast
  • What is "Manifest Destiny"?
    The idea that the United States was meant to expand west to the Pacific Ocean
  • What were Polks 3 parts to his War Plan vs Mexico?
    1) Secure the southern border of Texas 2) Take the Cali cities 3) Capture the mexican capital Mexico City
  • Who was the dictator of Mexico who made the Texans angry?
    Santa Anna
  • Describe one thing in the picture that shows Manifest Destiny
    Various Answers
  • The Oregon Trail Started in the current state of ______________ and ended in the current state of __________.
    Missouri, Oregon
    Illinois, California
    Illinois, Oregon
    Missouri, Washington
  • Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
    The Mexicans
  • What is one reason the U.S. and Mexico were angry at each other in 1845?
    the U.S. added Texas, Mexico wouldn't sell CA and NM, Texas border disagreement
  • Identify 3 reasons why Americans went to Oregon on the Oregon trail?
    To Trap and Trade Beaver pelts, to be missionaries to the NA, to see the Ocean, to escape economic issues in the states, etc.
  • 5Name 4 current States that held land in the area that was given to the US in the "Mexican Cession".
    California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming.
  • What did the Missouri Compromise say should happen to California in terms of becoming a state?
    It didn't. The line went through the middle of the state so California became an issue if it would be FREE/SLAVE
  • Who was the 11th President of the US?
    Andrew Jackson
    James Polk
    William Henry Harrison
    John Tyler
  • Describe 1 thing in the picture that shows Manifest Destiny
    Various Answers
  • How much did the U.S. pay for the Mexican Cession?
    $15 million
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