Mexican American War-Comp1850

The granting of land from one country to another is called

• cession
• permanent school fund
• veto
• annexation

Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year

• 1836
• 1845
• 1718
• 1824

Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?

• Required policemen to arrest suspected runaways.

• Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.

• Popular in the North.

• Kept suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.

Who was the president during the time of the Mexican-American War?

• Andrew Jackson
• James K. Polk
• John Adams
• James Monroe

Texas got its well-known shape due to the 

• Treaty of Velasco
• Treaty of Guadulupe Hidalgo
• Mexican Cession
• Compromise of 1850

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 

• Nueces River
• Sabine River
• Colorado River
• Rio Grande River

Which of the following was when Mexico gave its provinces of California and New Mexico up to the United States?

• Gadsden Purchase
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Mexican Cession
• None of the above

Was the Fugitive slave act part of the Comprimise of 1850

• Yes
• NO
• Maybe

Texas used the $10 million to

• Pay of their debt completely

• Buy more land

• Both of these answers are correct

• Neither of these answers are correct

The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except 

• California entered the Union as a free state
• All other states would enter under popular sovereignty
• US pays TX $10 million for land outside present day boundary
• Texas agreed to become a free state