SSUSH8B&C

SSUSH8B&C

c. Analyze the impact of the Mexican War on growing sectionalism. 

d. Explain how the Compromise of 1850 arose out of territorial expansion and population growth. 

Multiple Choice

True or False. The Mexican War began after the United States annexed Texas and insisted that the new border with Mexico was the Rio Grande River.

• true

• false

Multiple Select

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was negotiated and signed in early 1848. The provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo included:

• 1. The Rio Grande River would be the recognized border between the United States and Mexico.

• Mexico ceded the territories of California and New Mexico (eventually becoming all or parts of seven states). The area became known as the Mexican Cession

• The United States paid $15 million to the Mexican government and assumed the claims of American citizens against the Mexican government

Multiple Choice

True or False. When the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was introduced in the United States for ratification, it was immediately caught up in the sectional tension between anti-slavery and anti-slavery factions.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

True or False. Clay became known as the "Great Compromiser" due to his pivotal role in negotiating resolutions to challenging political issues

• true

• false

The Mexican American War

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