Mexican American War

Mexican American War

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to ANNEX territory?

• To lose it in war

• To add it to a country

• To split it with another country

Multiple Choice

Why did many presidents not want to annex Texas?

• They feared it would cause a war with Mexico

• They believed it was too expensive

• They didn't support the people who were in charge of Texas

Multiple Choice

Why did James K. Polk want to annex Texas?

• To create unity among Americans

• To build a trade partnership with Mexico

• To protect America from invasion from Mexico

• To achieve Manifest Destiny

Cause #1

​The U.S. argued that the Rio Grande was the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Mexico argued that the border was farther north, marked by the Nueces river.

Cause #2

Mexico was angry after the U.S annexed Texas. Mexico even threatened to declare war against the U.S. 

Cause #3

The U.S believed that they had the God given right to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean. The U.S also wanted California and the only way to get it was to go to war.​

Multiple Choice

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

• All of these answers are correct
• The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
• America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
• The U.S. recently annexed Texas