The Spanish
Westward Expansion
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Holiday Trivia
100
Why did Spain refused to give up Cuba?
It was the last remaining piece of their empire
100
The name of an important passage to the west and a 1970's video game
The Oregon Trail
100
Oregon territory originally stretched into this country
Canada
100
Author of T'was the Night Before Christmas
Clement Clarke Moore
200
The main issue causing tensions between Mexico and settlers in Texas
Slavery
200
Religious group that moved west because of persecution
The Mormons
200
Treaty ending figting between America and Britain in Maine
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
200
"Western expansion state" where most real Christmas trees come from?
Oregon
300
Body of water that is the Mexican border
Rio Grande
300
What country did the U.S. win Texas from?
Spain
300
American general during the Mexican American war that later became president
Zachary Taylor
300
What does Kwanzaa mean?
Kwanzaa is Swahili for "fresh fruits." The holiday is based on African harvest festival traditions.
400
The treaty that ended the Mexican American war
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
400
This American brought 300 families to Texas
Stephen Austin
400
President during the Mexican-American war
James K. Polk
400
Direction in which candles are placed on the Menorah
Left to right
500
Dictator of Mexico during the Texan Revolt
Santa Anna
500
The cause of thousands of people settling in California
The Gold Rush
500
The reason Americans gave for their right to Manifest Destiny
It was God's will
500
The miracle of Hanukkah
The oil lasted for 8 days
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