US-Mexican War
Tales From The West
Expansion
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Messing With Texas
100
The president who pushed for war with Mexico.
Who is James K. Polk?
100
The westward trail that ended in the state of New Mexico & allowed for trade between Mexican and American merchants.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
100
The territory bought from France that doubled the size of the US.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
100

The nation that Mexico gained its independence from in 1821.

What is Spain?

100
The name of the first American who led American settlers into the Mexican controlled territory of Texas.
Who is Stephen F. Austin?
200
The river in Texas that the US claimed was the border between the United States and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande?
200
The westward trail that ended in Salt Lake City, Utah & was traveled for religious freedom.
What is the Mormon Trail?
200
The area gained from the Adams-Onis Treaty.
What is Florida?
200

The Texan general that defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto and had the 4th largest city (today) in the United States named for him.

Who is Sam Houston?

200

Famous battle (that inspired a battle cry) where all of the Americans defending a military outpost were killed.

What is the Battle of The Alamo?

300
The General sent with troops to the disputed territory between the US & Mexico.
Who is Zachary Taylor?
300

This man, with a now famous name, engineered a steel plow.

Who is John Deere?

300

The territory annexed by the U.S. after about 10 years of being an independent new nation.

What is Texas?

300
The 19th Century American term that stated it was obvious fate to occupy & bring democracy across the North American continent.
What is "Manifest Destiny?"
300
The battle that gave Texas its independence from Mexico.
What is the battle of San Jacinto?
400
The document that signaled the end of the Mexican War.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
400

The people that traveled into the west using guidebooks and with the aid of mountain men

Who are overlanders?

400
The territory that set the US border at the 49°N parallel.
What is Oregon?
400

Famous frontiersman and one time U.S. Senator that died defending at the Alamo.

Who is Davy Crockett?

400
The states that were added to the US from the Mexican Cession.
What are California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming?
500

This general lead the U.S. military forces that took control of Mexico City and ended the war.

What was Winfield Scott?

500
The starting point for the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail.
Where was (Independence), Missouri?
500
The country from whom the US negotiated the Gadsden Purchase.
Who is Mexico?
500

The emperor of the Aztec Empire that was murdered during the Spanish conquest lead by Hernan Cortes.

Who is Montezuma II?

500

The main reason that the US was leery of annexing Texas.

What is the issue of the expansion of slavery?

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