Name: ______Date: ______
Cerelli USI
Review Questions:
1. The battle cry, “Remember the Alamo,” led to the Texan victory what Battle?
2. In American history, the doctrine of “manifest destiny” refers to what?
3. This type of slavery made for a very difficult life due to the harsh working and living conditions on plantations
4. Congressman ______questioned the site of the battle between US and Mexican troops with his Spot Resolution.
5. What escaped slave led a violent slave revolt?
6. Who was an African-American leader who was a supporter of abolishing slavery in the 1830’s and 1840’s? His anti-slavery newspaper was called The North Star.
7. What treaty ended the Mexican American War, and resulted in the US gaining several territories that are now CA, NV, UT, NM, & AZ?
8. This man invented the telegraph.
9. Who thought that acquiring Oregon, Texas, and California was part of the nation’s Manifest Destiny?
10. What did the United States’ annexation of Texas and its attempts to acquire other Mexican lands lead to?
11. “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” was a slogan related to American land claims in what territory?
12. Who was the Mexican leader who was captured after the Battle of San Jacinto?
13. What was California originally called when it won it’s independence from Mexico?
14. Who was the most successful American settler and Mexican land grant agent in Texas?
15. In 1821, Mexico declared their independence from…?
16. As a means of improving their trading relationship with the U.S., Mexico began to offer….
17. Who was elected as the first president of the Lone Star Republic?
18. What term means “a complete doing away with,” which is how it came to be the name of the movement to outlaw slavery?
19. Which slaves had a much more difficult time compared to urban slaves due to harsh working and living conditions on plantations?
20. The term for land grant agents who purchased land in Texas and then sold it to settlers.
21. This was a faster and safer way to ship freight compared to rivers and canals?
22. Which trade route went from Missouri to New Mexico, some 780 miles long?
23. In class, we described the U.S. battle strategy in the war against Mexico as this type of attack.
24. One major result of the Mexican-American war was that this became the southern border of Texas.
25. A tough leader by example was General Zachary Taylor who was commonly known to his troops by what nickname?
Manifest Destiny / Texas Revolution / Mexican American War
BINGO REVIEW ACTIVITY
James K. PolkSan JacintoOregon
Expansion WestSanta AnnaSamuel Morse
AbolitionistRuralGuadalupe Hidalgo
Nat TurnerFrederick DouglasOld Rough & Ready
Mexican-American WarBear Flag RepublicRio Grande
Stephen F. AustinThree-ProngedSpain
Santa fe TrailLand GrantsRailroads
Sam HoustonEmpresariosRural
Abraham Lincoln