Unit3 CH 2: Continued Expansion, Conflict, & Compromise (Part 1)

Look at the painting of American Progress then list and explain 3 things you observed.

(See the image on pages 16 and 17)

How many Americans worked as farmers in the 1820s?

(See page 16)

By the 1820s, why did many Americans want the country’s boundaries to expand westward?

(Hint--Provide 3 or more sentences that explain why Americans wanted to grow or expand the American boarder.)

(See page 16)

What two things did the American people hope to accomplish by expanding its boundaries?

(Hint--One sentence)

(See page 16)

Which foreign countries stood in the way of Americans’ pursuit of Manifest Destiny?

(See Page 17)

What did Mexico take over after it won its independence from Spain?

(See Page 17)

EVALUATE—Why did Mexico encourage Americans to settle in Texas?

(See Page 17)

EVALUATE—What conditions did Mexico place on American settlers moving to Texas?

(Page 18)

EVALUATE—Why did Mexico’s policy toward Texas settlement turn out to be a mistake?

(Hint--Find 3 reasons Mexico realized they made a mistake when they allowed Americans to move to Texas)

(Page 18)

Compare the number of Americans living in Texas to the number of Spanish speaking residents.

(Page 18)

EVALUATE—Why did fighting break out with Mexican soldiers in a number of Texas

settlements?

(Hint--Use 3 to 4 sentences to explain your answer)

(Page 19)

What is the Alamo? Where is it located?

(Pages 19)

Summarize--What happened at the Alamo?

(Pages 19 and 20)

EVALUATE—What disadvantage did General Sam Houston face at the Battle of San Jacinto? How did he overcome that disadvantage?

(Page 20)

In which year did Texas become an independent nation? In which year did it

become a U.S. state?

(Page 20)