Early Statehood Era

Manifest Destiny is the belief that America should...

• join with Germany 
• expand west
• go to war with Canada
• remain as is

Mexico thought the border of Texas was the

• Nueces river
• Rio Grande
• Pecos River
• San Jacinto River

Mexican cession was

• land Mexico got from the treaty of  Guadalupe Hidalgo
• land Mexico gave to France
• land the the US aquired from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

* Mexico's refusal to accept Texas' independence.
*  United States' right to annex Texas
*  boundary dispute over the land between Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers
*  widespread American belief in Manifest Destiny
5.  An appropriate title for the above list would be ...

• A.  The Republic of Texas
• B.  Westward Expansion
• C.  Causes of the Texas Revolution
• D.  Causes of the Mexican-American War

As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Mexico recognized Texas' annexation to the United States
• America lost its rights to gold in California
• The boundary of Texas was settled at the Nueces River
• Mexico paid war damages in New Mexico

Why did Polk say we needed to declare war with Mexico?

• We need more land
• The gold rush in California
• American blood spilled on American soil
• If we win we get the recipe for temales

Texas was annexed in what year?

• 1850
• 1845
• 1848
• 1519

Which treaty ended the Mexican American War?

• Versialles
• San Jacinto
• Vera Cruz
• Guadalupe Hidalgo

Which state was part of the Mexican cession?

• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Montana
• California

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Texas gained independence from Mexico.
• Americans agreed to admit Texas into the union.
• Peace was established with American Indian tribes.
• The United States and Mexico ended their conflict.