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

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

• Rio Grande
• Mississippi
• Colorado

Spanish settlers in California were called what?

• Californians
• The Calis
• Californios

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

• American Expansion 
• Westward Ho!
• Manifest Destiny

Which of these was NOT a cause for the Mexican American War

• Texas Annexation
• Manifest Destiny
• Texas/Mexico Border
• Personal grudge held by President Polk

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

• California
• Arkansas
• New Mexico

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

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

Who were known as "los diablos Tejanos" during the Mexican American War?

• Mexican soliders
• American Soliders
• Texas Rangers
• None of these

Slavery became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because:

• The northern states tried to abolish slavery in the southern states
• The nation was expanding to the West
• The southern states demanded the end of slavery
• None of these

True or False: The United States had better weapons during the Mexican-American War.

• True
• False
• I don't know