U.S. Mexican War Lesson

Multiple Choice

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

• 5

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 35

Multiple Choice

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

• Nueces

• Rio Grande

• Ohio

• Mississippi

Multiple Choice

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

• Nueces

• Rio Grande

• Ohio

• Mississippi

Multiple Choice

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

• Zachary Taylor

• James K Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• Polka Dots

Multiple Choice

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

• Zachary Taylor

• James K Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• Lincoln logs

Multiple Choice

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

• Oregon

• Nevada

• Texas

• California

Multiple Choice

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

• American

• Mexican

• Texan

Multiple Choice

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

• Vera Cruz Castle

• Cadbury Castle

• Chapultepec Castle

• Monterey Bay Castle

Multiple Choice

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

• Gadsden Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Country

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

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

• Gadsden Purchase

• Mexican Cession

• Oregon Country

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

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

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Gadsden

• Paris

• Velasco

Multiple Choice

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

• Alaska

• Texas

• California

• Hawaii

Multiple Choice

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

• Alaska

• Texas

• California

• Hawaii