Chapter 13 pages 422-434

Review Questions

1. What does the term Manifest Destiny mean? Why does the United States have the right of Manifest Destiny?

2. Who from Europe settled in Texas in the 1700's? How does the Republic of Texas come about? Do you think the people from the U.S. who fought against Mexico to join the United States did the right thing? Why?

3. Why does Texas become a nation, in 1836, not a state in the United States? What happen went the Republic of Texas tries capture Santa Fe in 1841?

4. What events lead to Texas becoming a state?

5. Why does the Mexican War come about? What were the major military campaigns in this war? If you were alive at that time would you have been for the war? What does the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provide the United States and Mexico with?

6. What was 54 40' or fight all about? How did James Polk solve the Oregon question?