Texas Annexation/Mexican American War Review

This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward

• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson
• James K. Polk

Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river

• Rio Grande
• Mississippi
• Colorado

In this treaty, the U.S. promised to protect the freedom of Mexicans living in the lands gained from Mexico. 

• Mariano Vallejo
• Guadalupe Hidalgo

The Mexican war ended in what year?

• 1848
• 1849
• 1851

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between Mexico and the United States

• Nueces River

• Sabine River

• Colorado River

• Rio Grande River

Texas joined the United States through a process called

• expedition
• veto
• annexation
• joint resolution

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1819
• 1836
• 1845
• 1861

What was Texas Annexation?

• Texas becoming the 28th state of the United States
• Texas becoming a independent country
• Texas joining the Confederacy
• Texas joining Mexico

Which war happened because of Texas Annexation?

• Texas Revolution
• American Revolution
• US Mexican War
• Civil War

When the Republic of Texas gave up its independence, it joined the United States as a --

• free trade zone
• sovereign nation
• territory
• state