7.2 DET

Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.

• it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
• it could lead to war with Spain
• It would increase the number of states that allowed slavery.
• it would interfere with Manifest Destiny

What was the rallying cry of people fighting for Texas' independence?

• "Remember the Alamo"
• "Remember San Jacinto"
• "Remember the Mississippi"
• "Remember the Tejanos"

I was the President of Mexico and led the attack on the Alamo. Who am I?

• David Crockett
• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
• Lorenzo de Zavala
• Zachary Taylor

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
• Potential annexation of California
• The U.S. recently annexed Texas

Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the Mexican-American War? 

• James K. Polk
• Martin Van Buren
• Andrew Jackson
• John Quincy Adams 

Which groups migrated to Oregon Country?

• U.S. Respresentatives
• farmers and settlers
• prospectors
• Apaches

What are some of today's states that make up the land the U.S received from Mexico?

• Arizona, California, and New Mexico
• York, Maine, New Hampshire
• Oregon, Washington, Montana
• Florida, Mississippi, Lousiana

What was the new agreed upon southern boundary between Texas and Mexico? 

• The Red River
• The Colorado River
• The Rio Grande
• The Platte River

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

• Gasden Purchase
• Louisiana Purchase
• Oregon Purchase 
• Mexican Cession

During the California Gold Rush,

• millions of people struck it rich.
• only a few people found even a trace of gold.
• many people discovered silver.
• many people discovered oil.