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Mexican-American War

Mexican-American War

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History, Social Studies

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6th - 9th Grade

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Easy

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Jaime Wagner

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27 Slides • 13 Questions

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Multiple Choice

Polk's offer to buy California and New Mexico for __ million was rejected!

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5

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15

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25

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30

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35

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Multiple Choice

The U.S. called for the ___________ River to be our southern border

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Nueces

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Rio Grande

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Ohio

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Mississippi

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Multiple Choice

Mexico called for the ___________ River to be the southern border of the United States.

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Nueces

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Rio Grande

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Ohio

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Mississippi

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Multiple Choice

President _________ provoked the war by sending troops into the disputed land.

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Zachary Taylor

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James K Polk

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Abraham Lincoln

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Polka Dots

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Multiple Choice

He argued that the American troops did not shed blood on American soil, as the President claimed.

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Zachary Taylor

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James K Polk

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Abraham Lincoln

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Lincoln logs

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Multiple Choice

This state was known as the Bear Flag Republic in 1846.

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Oregon

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Nevada

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Texas

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California

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Multiple Choice

___________ forces were numerically superior, but they were badly equipped and often overwhelmed by their opponent's artillery.

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American

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Mexican

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Texan

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Multiple Choice

The last battle was located in Mexico City, at their military academy, known as

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Vera Cruz Castle

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Cadbury Castle

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Chapultepec Castle

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Monterey Bay Castle

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Multiple Choice

Mexico ceded present day California, Nevada, Utah, as well as parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico for $18 million.

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Gadsden Purchase

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Mexican Cession

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Oregon Country

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Mexico

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Multiple Choice

Purchased from Mexico AFTER the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in 1853, for $10 million.

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Gadsden Purchase

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Mexican Cession

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Oregon Country

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Mexico

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Multiple Choice

Under the Treaty of ________________, which officially ended the Mexican-American War in 1848

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Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Gadsden

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Paris

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Velasco

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Multiple Choice

___________ became the 49th State on January 3, 1959.

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Alaska

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Texas

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California

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Hawaii

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Multiple Choice

___________ became the 50th State on August 21, 1959.

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Alaska

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Texas

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California

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Hawaii

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