Mexican-American War

Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?

• He wanted to expand the US
• The land had good resources
• He needed room to build a mansion for his cats
• To get Shrek'd

Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the war 

• President Polk
• Macys cat Oliver
• Thomas Jefferson 
• John Quincy Adams 

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

Who was Texas fighting in the Texas Revolution? 

• The Spanish
• The Mexicans
• The Americans
• The British

Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?

• Sam Houston
• William B. Travis
• James Fannin
• Santa Anna

What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?

• Manifest Destiny
• Land Speculator
• Decree
• Ordinance

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What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to

• Texas American war
• Mexican Revolu
• Mexican-American War
• Indian War

This map shows the U.S. _______ the war with Mexico.

• just after
• shortly before
• during
• about 20 years after

What was the name of the land sale that moved the Mexican-American border to where it is today? 

• Gasden Purchase
• Louisiana Purchase
• Jakku Purchase 
• Mexican Purchase

Land granted from one country to another country is what?

• Public lands
• Cession
• Joint Resolution
• Annexation