Mexican American War and Compromises

To give over; surrender, to give up control over.

• cede
• skirmish
• banish
• claim

Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

• Treaty of Paris
• Adams-Onis Treaty
• Treaty of Jefferson
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

Which of the following was most likely a result of the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• The Webster-Ashburton Treaty
• the Monroe Doctrine
• the eastward growth of the nation
• the U.S.-Mexican War

What did California and Texas have in common?

• Both would enter the Union as slave states.
• Both would enter the Union as free states.
• Both were former Mexican territories.
• Both were jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain.

Which acquisition was ceded to the U.S. with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• Texas
• Louisiana Territory
• Mexican Cession
• Gadsden Purchase

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 owned California in 1845?

• Mexico
• US
• Japan
• treatyEngland

What President was the biggest supporter of Manifest Destiny?

• James K. Polk
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Monroe
• George Washington

True or False- Mexico originally wanted the border between Mexico and the US to be the Rio Grande River. 

• True- But the US wanted it to be the Nueces River
• False- Mexico wanted it to be the Nueces River