Mexican-American War

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True or False:  The population in Texas decreased in 1845 because it joined the United States.

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False

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Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year

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1845

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The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between

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Rio Grande River

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Texas joined the United States through a process called

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annexation

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True or False: The United States had better weapons during the Mexican-American War.

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True

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The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the

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Mexican Cession

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This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward.

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James K. Polk

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Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river

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Rio Grande

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U.S. citizens believed it was their God-Given fate to travel westward, which they titled what?

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Manifest Destiny

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Which of these was NOT a cause for the Mexican American War: Texas Annexation, Manifest Destiny, Texas/Mexico Border, Personal grudge held by President Polk?

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Personal grudge held by President Polk