Mexican-American War

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Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?

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He wanted to expand the US.

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Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the war?

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President Polk

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Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

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The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary, America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny, The U.S. recently annexed Texas.

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The Alamo was a __________.

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Mission

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What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?

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Manifest Destiny

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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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The ______________ was a rebellion by a group of American settlers in which they declared California an independent nation.

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Bear Flag Revolt

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Who won the Mexican-American War?

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The United States

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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