The U.S. War with Mexico began…

• when Mexico made its famous “54º 40' or Fight!” declaration.

• shortly before the American victory at the Alamo.

• six weeks after the unauthorized signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

• soon after President Polk ordered American troops onto disputed territory.

In 1846, the British government in Oregon began granting large parcels of land to American empresarios who promised to abide by British laws and customs.

• True

• False

The rallying cry "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight" referred to which territory?

• New Mexico

• Oregon

• Texas

• California

As Anglo Americans came into increased contact with non-white people in the West, the notion of sharing the fruits of democracy diminished in the face of American arrogance and a belief in their own racial superiority.

• True

• False

Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1819.

• True

• False

Manifest Destiny was based, in part, on…

• a book written by Brigham Young.

• the political platform of the Whig party.

• the belief that God had chosen Anglo Americans to expand westward across the continent.

• the desire to drive France out of North America.

Mexico’s defeat in the Texas war for independence resulted in second-class social, political, and economic status for most Tejanos ~ even if they had supported Texas independence.

• True

• False

The Democrats nominated Henry Clay in the election of 1844 primarily because he endorsed Texas annexation.

• True

• False

Which of the following states existed for nearly a decade as an independent republic prior to its admission to the Union?

• Colorado

• New Mexico

• California

• Texas

A highly visible group of intellectuals, clergymen, pacifists, abolitionists, and politicians denounced the U.S. War with Mexico as an act of brutal aggression.

• True

• False