| 444 | 1) By the 1820's where was the frontier? | West of the Mississippi |
| 446 | 2) How did Mexican Independence change relations with the U.S.? | opened trade |
| 446 | 3) What system was no longer in place? | mercantilism |
| 447 | 4) Who published the prhase 'Manifest Destiny'? | John O'Sullivan |
| 447 | 5) Was he in favor of U.S. growth? | yes |
| 448 | 6) Where was John Jacob Astor from? | Germany |
| 449 | 7) What did missionaries try to bring to the West? | Christianity |
| 449 | 8) What were they accused of bringing? | disease |
| 455 | 9) Who was the enemy of the Texans? | Santa Anna |
| 455 | 10) Who were the leaders of the Texans? | Stephen Austin & Sam Houston |
| 456 | 11) What American leader wanted expansion? | James K Polk |
| 456 | 12) Who did the American leader defeat in 1844? | Henry Clay |
| ??? | 13) What was the defeated man's nickname? | Great Compromiser |
| 456 | 14) Who was President of Texas? | Sam Houston |
| 456 | 15) Who voted to annex Texas? | U.S. Congress |
| 457 | 16) What part of the country disliked "Mr. Polk's War'? | northern |
| 457 | 17) Who claimed that U.S. troops had invaded Mexico? | Abe Lincoln |
| 457 | 18) Did he like the war? | no |
| 457 | 19) Where was the 'Bear Flag Revolt'? | California |
| 459 | 20) How was the Mexican War officially ended? | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
| 462 | 21) What religion was founded in New York? | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints/ Mormon |
| 462 | 22) Where was their leader murdered? | Illinois |
| 463 | 23) Who took over Mormon control of Utah? | federal government |
| 464 | 24) Individual miners could not find gold when it was part of what? | lodes |
| 465 | 25) Who enforced laws in mining towns? | vigilantes |
| 466 | 26) Who helped build the railroads? | Chinese |
| 467 | 27) Who lost influence in California under the new constitution? | Californios |
| 468 | 28) What was the 'national crisis'? | Civil War |
| 469 | 29) How did California cause a problem? | free territory ready to be a state |