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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which event leads to the U.S. declaring war on Mexico?
Mexico starts to build forts on disputed land
The United States orders an invasion of Mexico and 11 Mexicans are killed
Mexico claimed that Texas entered the U.S. illegally and was still Mexican Territory
The U.S. sent troops into disputed territory and Mexico attacked them.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What battle secures Texas’ right to become its own country?
Alamo
San Jacinto
Goliad
Mexico City
- 3. Multiple Choice
How did so many Americans end up in Mexico’s state known as Texas?
Americans invaded the area believing it their right to do so
Mexico invited Americans to come settle the land and become Mexican citizens
Americans slowly pushed into Mexico and Mexico never noticed
Mexico refused to let Americans in, but they came in anyway
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the U.S. was destined to be the best country in the world
The idea that God gave permission to the U.S. to fight anyone they wished
The belief that the U.S. was the most powerful country in the world, and everyone has had a duty to respect that
The idea that the U.S. had permission from God to expand west and spread it's culture
- 5. Multiple Choice
All of the following could be considered CAUSES of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT which one?
Manifest Destiny
Border disputes
Popular Sovereignty
Annexation of Texas
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which territory was annexed to the United States following ten years of being "The Lone Star Republic"?
Texas
Florida
California
Oregon
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which territory was annexed to the United States after it declared its independence, calling itself the "Bear Flag Republic"?
Texas
Florida
California
Oregon
- 8. Multiple Choice
The United States refused to annex Texas in 1836 were because
most of Texas's inhabitants were native Mexicans
Texans did not want to be annexed to the United states
the American government was opposed to armed rebellions against established governments
there weren't enough inhabitants for it to become a state
it would upset the balance in the Senate between free states and slave states
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was the outcome of the signing of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The United States gained control of Oregon.
Mexico ceded territory to the United States.
The Republic of Texas was established.
Mexico achieved independence from Spain.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was one reason the United States went to war with Mexico in 1846?
Mexico and the United States were engaged in a border dispute.
The United States retaliated against Mexico for signing a military alliance with France.
The Mexican government had blockaded shipments in the Gulf of Mexico.
The United States feared an invasion by Mexico.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Gadsden Purchase...
added land Mexican land to the area that would become southern Arizona and New Mexico
Was the Treaty that brought Texas into the Union
Settled the Oregon Dispute
had the United States sell Cuba to Spain to fund the Mexican-American war
- 12. Multiple Choice
James Polk's election to the presidency in 1844 was taken to be a popular endorsement for
extending slavery into the territories of the United States
war with Mexico
acquiring new territories
abolition of slavery
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following about the War with Mexico is TRUE?
When Texas was annexed in 1845, Mexico immediately declared war on the United States and moved its armies into South Texas.
The war started over a Mexican attack on U.S. forces in disputed territory.
The American government refused to listen to Mexican requests to sell Texas to the US.
All of the fighting took place in what is now present day Mexico.
- 14. Multiple Choice
In 1846, the United States and Britain agreed that the Oregon Country should be
divided at 49 degrees North latitude
given to the United States
made an independent republic
shared for another 20 years
given to Canada
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true of the Mexican War?
Many men who later became famous in the Civil War on both sides served together in the Mexican War.
Abraham Lincoln criticized the war.
When the American navy occupied parts of California, they were joined by settlers who had proclaimed the Ber Flag republic.
The Mexican army crossed the Rio Grande and invaded Texas near San Antonio.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Mexicans in the Mexican -American War?
The Mexicans had a larger army.
The US had trouble getting soldiers and supplies to the right place at the right time.
Mexico had a strong and stable government.
The war was popular in the United States mainly in the Mississippi Valley and was unpopular in the Northeast.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a territory James K. Polk hoped to gain as a result of the Mexican-American War.
Oregon
Texas
New Mexico
California
- 18. Multiple Choice
The primary reason for opposition to the Mexican American war in the United States was...
The belief that it was an unconstitutional war of aggression against a weaker power
It would lead to the spread of slavery in the U.S., furthering the sectional divide
It was a sneak attack upon a longtime ally
Mexico was our primary trading partner and it was feared the war would ruin the economy
- 19. Multiple Choice
The Wilmot Proviso...
was a proposed law to to prohibit slavery in lands taken from Mexico in the War
was a plan to admit California as a free state while maintaining the Slave/Free state balance in the Senate
Proposal to conquer Canada and bring it into the United States
Proposal to settle the disputed election results in 1844
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is being described below?
-Ended the Mexican American War
-The United States gained the future states of California, Texas, and New Mexico
-Land gained from the deal known as the Mexican Cession
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Ghent
Adams-Onis Treaty
- 21. Multiple Choice
Why was the Gadsden Purchase acquired by the United States?
A possible route for a southern transcontinental railroad
Territory gained through conquest during the Mexican American War
As a neutral zone to separate American and Mexican military forces after the Mexican American War
As a reservation for Native Americans who had lived free under Mexican rule but had to be relocated under American rule
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is being described below...
-All participants killed or massacred
-Rallied Texans to fight for independence
-Last stand led by William Travis and Davy Crockett
The Alamo
The Battle of New Orleans
Voyage of Discovery
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
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