CENTER STAGE TRIVIA

CHALLENGECh. 13

1. This term means to add on.

Annex

2. Who am I? I led the first American settlers to Texas in 1821.

Stephen Austin

3. Someone who rules with absolute power.

Dictator

4. This land was given up by the Mexican government through the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

Mexican Cession

Center Stage Question #1

This man was the first, and only, President of the

independent country of Texas.

Sam Houston

5. This was the nickname for the independent country of Texas.

Lone Star Republic

6. This is the belief that the U.S. should expand from “sea to shining sea.”

Manifest Destiny

7. This term means to give up, as in land or territory.

Cede

8. This is when you surround and bombard your enemy until he surrenders.

Siege

Center Stage Question #2

This was the term that referred to people who journeyed to CA in search of gold in 1849.

Forty-Niners

9. He was a Mexican dictator who was forced to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence in 1836.

Santa Anna

10. Florida was acquired from this country in 1821.

Spain

11. WHICH DIRECTION?a. The Mexican Cession is _____ of Oregon Country.b. The Louisiana Purchase is _____ of Texas.c. Canada is _____ of the U.S.

a. Southb. Northc. North

12. The U.S. signed agreements with this country in 1818 and 1846 regarding Oregon Country.

Britain or England

Center Stage Question #3

This man was our third President, and signed the treaty with France to purchase the Louisiana Territory.

Thomas Jefferson

13. This was the name for the route from Missouri to Oregon Country. Over 50,000 people traveled this route in the mid-1800s.

Oregon Trail

14. The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from this country in 1803.

France

15. This area of land came to us from Mexico, as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. What do we call this large area of land in the southwest?

The Mexican Cession

16. This term means to blockade or bombard an enemy’s position in order to get them to surrender.

Siege

Center Stage Question #4

Oranges are citrus fruits. They are grown in which territory that was added in 1821?

Florida

This port city was part of the Louisiana Purchase. It was

the initial reason for the U.S. to approach France. It is still

an important trading port today.

New Orleans

FINAL QUESTION

This man was elected President of the U.S. in 1844. He was the president during the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War. Who was he?

James K. Polk

That’s all folks!

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