Manifest Destiny!

What "big" event led to tensions between Mexico and America?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Annexation of Texas

• Battle of Palo Alto

• The Louisiana Purchase

Who was the US President during the Mexican American War?

• Polk

• Lincoln

• Taylor

• Jackson

What was the US's goal for the Mexican-American War?

• Gold

• Taxation

• Expansion

• To stop Mexican hostilities

What is the famous term for Americans belief that their nation should expand?

• Destiny Materialized

• Manifest Destiny

• Mutual Dissent

• Danifest Mestiny

What river did the US claim was the border?

• Rio Grande

• Nueces

• Ohio

• Mississippi

What river did Mexico claim was the border?

• Rio Grande

• Nueces

• Ohio

• Mississippi

Who was the General of the Mexican Army?

• Robert E. Lee

• Santa Anna

• Santa Claus

• Che Guevara

What engineer found the routes through the Pedregal and undefended hill at Cerro Gordo?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Zachary Taylor

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the name of the Treaty that ended the War?

• Cerro Gordo

• Vera Cruz

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Rio Grande

How much did the US offer Mexico for the Northern Territories BEFORE the war?

• $300 Million

• $150 Million

• $15 Million

• $30 Million