War and Expansion

what was the population of California and New Mexico prior to the Mexican-American war?

• 3,500 and 30,000

• 100,000 and 1,000

• 3,000 and 2,000

• 1 million combined

How did Mexico plan to grow the economy and population in Texas?

• by sending more Mexicans to Texas

• by selling Texas

• by renting Texan land

• by selling Texas to the U.S.

Who rented land from Mexico?

• Stephan Austin

• Moses Austin

• john Austin

• Austin Stephen

Why did Mexico break the contract with Austin?

• Mexico wanted to find a different renter

• Mexico didn't like Americans

• Mexico was angry that there were too many Americans bringing slaves into Texas

• Mexico never broke an agreement

Who did Mexico send to Texas to restore order?

• General Polk

• General Hidalgo

• General Scott

• General De Santa Ana

In which battle was Mexico successful, when fighting America?

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of El Rio Grande

• Battle of Mexico City

Which battle determined a loss for Mexico and ultimately made Texas independent?

• Battle of El Rio Grande

• Battle of Mexico City

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of San Jacinto

Why didn't the U.S. annex Texas right away?

• Texas wanted to be a slave state and the U.S. didn't approve of slavery

• Texas never asked to be a part of the states.

• Texas wanted to be a slave state, adding another state would disrupt the balance of the senate.

• Texas wanted to be a no slave state and the U.S. demanded that they became a slave state.

What president decided to take Texas into the U.S?

• President Polk

• President Jackson

• President Lincoln

• President Adams

How did the U.S. keep the state balanced?

• the U.S. forged a contract with Britain and divided Oregon in the 49th parallel.

• the U.S. paid Oregon to become a free state

• The U.S. didn't bother to fix the problem

• the U.S. divided Texas to make it bot a slave and no slave state