Mexican American War ~ Burns

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Mexico had to cede half of its territory at the end of the Mexican American War.

• Give up land

• Add land

• Join a new country

• Belief they were meant to own to the Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to ANNEX territory?

• To lose a war

• To add land to a country

• To split land with another country

Multiple Choice

Define: Manifest Destiny

• Manifest Destiny was a treaty signed between the United States and Mexico.
• Manifest Destiny was the belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America.
• Manifest Destiny was a famous battle during the American Civil War.
• Manifest Destiny was a political party in the 19th century.

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

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Which president finally decided to annex Texas?

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

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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

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What were TWO causes of conflict between U.S. and Mexico over the annexation of Texas?

• Mexico had wanted to reclaim Texas and this would make it harder for them to do that

• Mexico and the U.S. disagreed about the southern border of Texas

• Mexico had already annexed Texas before the U.S.

• Mexico wanted to accomplish Manifest Destiny before America

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Why did James K. Polk want to go to war with Mexico?

• To claim Texas for the U.S.

• To defend America from an attack from Mexico

• To stop Native American attacks on the border of the two countries

• To claim California and New Mexico for the U.S.

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What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican American War?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Velasco

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Houston

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What land did Mexico cede (give up) at the end of the Mexican American War?

• Oregon

• Florida

• Mexican Cession

• Mexico City

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What does Manifest Destiny mean?

• Belief the US is the best country

• Belief the US is meant to own to the Pacific Ocean

• Belief the US will win every war

• Belief the US was founded by aliens

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Belief held in the 19th century by many Americans that the U.S. was destined to span from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean to spread culture and democracy  (James POLK)

• U.S. Dream

• Manifest Destiny

• Divine Right

• Great Migration

Match

Match the territory with the correct image.

Louisiana Purchase

Oregon Territory

Mexican Cession

Gadsden Purchase

Annexation of Texas

• Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• Mexican Cession

• Gadsden Purchase

• Annexation of Texas

Multiple Choice

Name the piece of land.

• Mexican Cession
• Northwest Territory 
• Trans-Appalachian West 
• Oregon Country