Manifest Destiny Vocab Words

Question 1

President of the US from 1845-49, believer in manifest destiny, mexican war occurred during his time in office

Answer 1

James Polk

Question 2

the old spanish mission and site of a legendary battle of 1836 between the mexican army and the Texans who had declared themselves an independent republic

Answer 2

The Alamo

Question 3

adding to something larger or more important, the annexation of a territory

Answer 3

Annexation

Question 4

taking control of another nation territory through political, economic, or military means, similar to imperialism

Answer 4

Expansionism

Question 5

passed in 1862, it gave 160 acres of public land to any settler who would farm for 5 years. settler only had to pay a registration fee of $25

Answer 5

Homestead Act

Question 6

1846-48. Fought as a result of the texans-mexican border dispute, and the annexation of Texas by the US.

Answer 6

Mexican War

Question 7

area claimed within the Louisiana Purchase. It encompassed land west of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains

Answer 7

Louisiana Territory

Question 8

a term originally used during the period of Western expansion before the Civil War, suggesting that the US had a god given right to spread it democracy and culture across the continent

Answer 8

Manifest Destiny

Question 9

land given to the US after the Mexican war of 1848

Answer 9

Mexican Cession