Early Statehood and Westward Expansion

What is the name of the peace agreement signed after the US-Mexican War?

• Mexico Cesson
• The Hidalgo-Guadalupe Treaty
• The Gadsden Purchase
• The Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty

Why did Mexico not want Texas to be annexed to the US?

• Mexico and Texas claimed some of the same territory
• Mexico insisted that all of Texas still belonged to Mexico
• Mexico wanted to expand its territory north of Texas
• Mexico would be forced to give up territory east of the Pacific Ocean

What statement best defines 'Manifest Destiny'?

• North America was destined to be shared with England and France
• US had the right to settle North America from coast to coast
• The US was destined to become a powerhouse nation economically and politically
• North America needed to fulfill Columbus' destiny for a new world

Keeping the new immigrant settlers safe was a priority.  What was one way the US government tried to make this happen?

• Banning settlements in western Texas
• Giving them materials to make a sturdy fence around their property
• Building forts for Native Americans
• Moving Native Americans to reservations to prevent attacks

Which of these event sequences is in correct order?

• Mexico recognizes Texas as a state, Texas adopts slavery, Texas is annexed
• Texas is annexed, Polk elected President, Texas gives up land that becomes part of state of New Mexico
• Texas is annexed, the Gadsden Purchase is made, Mexico cedes land from western Texas to California to US
• Treaty of annexation rejected, joint resolution passed by Congress, era of Early Statehood begins

What was the reason that President Polk finally gave Congress to declare war against Mexico in 1846?

• Mexico invaded US territory south of the Rio Grande
• Mexico continued to refuse to pay reparations to US citizens following the Texas revolution
• Mexico had shed American blood on American soil
• Mexico refused to acknowledge Texas' annexation to the US

What was a disagreement between Mexico and Texas before the US-Mexican War?

• Control of Santa Fe
• Citizenship for Mexicans who lived in Texas
• Claims to the land between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers
• Establishing the Rio Grande as the boundary between Texas and New Mexico

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• A
• B
• C
• D

The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —

• a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
• Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million 
• the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
• Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million

What is the territory identified in the picture the U.S. acquired in 1819? 

• Florida Purchase
• Thirteen Colonies
• Mexican Cession
• Oregon County