Vocabulary
The belief that America had a divine right to expand west
Manifest Destiny
What city did the Oregon Trail start from?
Independence, Missouri
In what year did Texas gain independence and in what year were they added as a state?
1936 - independent
1945 - added to Union
Name the tallest mountain on earth
Mount Everest
This movie collection is about a man named Gru who is bad at first but then a secret agent.
Despicable Me
an addition; bringing something in
annex
What is the name of the newspaper editor who coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny"?
John O'Sullivan
When the Texas territory, what was required of new settlers (American or otherwise) who came to Texas? (name three)
learn Spanish
convert Catholicism
become Mexican citizens
Pay Mexican taxes/follow Mexican law
In what year were the first Air Jordan sneakers released?
1984
In this movie a few DC villains save the world for 10 years off their prison sentences.
Suicide Squad
temporary commander-in-chief of Texas
Sam Houston
prairie schooner
What was the name of the Mexican dictator, responsible for leading Mexican troops on the Alamo?
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Kilimanjaro is located in which country?
Tanzania
This movie came out in 1985 is about a group of young kids who go on an adventure to find and abandoned ship while being chased by three killers.
The Goonies
This treaty made the border of Texas (America) and Mexico the Rio Grande River
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
How did the Industrial Revolution play a role in the idea of Manifest Destiny?
cities were growing because products were mass-produced
Why didn't the United States initially want to add Texas as a state?
They were coming in as a slave state and there would be an imbalance of power
What is the highest score possible in 10-pin bowling?
300
This movie is about a lizard who grew because of a radioactive explosion and got powers.
Godzilla
time period that existed before the Civil War
antebellum
What landmark marked the halfway point of the Oregon Trail? (It was important to be there by a certain date)
Independence Rock
What was the mission of Zachary Taylor and John C. Fremont as it was concerned with the disputed borderland of Texas and Mexico?
to provoke Mexico into attacking them
Which two U.S. states don’t observe Daylight Saving Time?
Hawaii and Arizona
This movie came out 1982 about a boy who is trying to get an alien back home
E.T.