Mexican American War

The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 

• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession
• Gadsen Purchase

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

U.S. citizens believed it was their God-Given fate to travel westward, which they titled what?

• American Expansion 
• Westward Ho!
• Manifest Destiny

Which state was not gained by the U.S. as a result of the war?

• California
• Arkansas
• New Mexico

What year did the Mexican American war begin?

• 1946
• 1746
• 1846
• 2046

True or False:  The population in Texas decreased in 1845 because it joined the United States.

• True
• False

The granting of land from one country to another is called

• cession
• permanent school fund
• veto
• annexation