Images/Meanings
Texas and Mexico
West
100
What is the name of this art work?
What evidence best supports the above answer?
Manifest Destiny
the angelic figure headed west
100
After gaining it's Independence from Spain, what did the Mexican government encourage?
American settlers to move to Texas
100
What group of people settled in the West to escape religious persecution?
the Mormons
100
This image is mostly closely associated with 
Texas Independence
100
How did President Polk provoke war with Mexico? (what River did he send troops across)
He ordered troops across the Nueces River.
100
How did the US government help in the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
hired/paid 2 railroad company's to build the railroad
gave railroad companies a gift of ten square miles of land alongside each mile of track they built
100
Which of the following were most responsible for expanding U.S. territory into Texas and areas west of the Rocky Mountains? Select TWO correct answers
Oregon Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
100
What did Santa Anna bring to the U.S.?
chewing gum
100
The ideas expressed in the below passage contributed most directly to:
It is our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.
the passage of the Homestead Act
100
What does the graph show?
the discovery of gold in California increased the territory's population
100
Who was the first president of Texas?
Sam Houston
100
This invention helped make what obsolete?
the Pony Express