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

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

Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year

• 1836
• 1845
• 1718
• 1824

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

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

All were impacts of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT

• It gave the US its manifest destiny
• It became a training ground forthe future Civil War generals
• It united America
• Forced decisions about new lands being free or slave states

How much did the U.S. government pay Mexico for what is now known as Arizona and New Mexico under the Gadsen Purchase?

• 8 million
• 10 million 
• 11 million

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

• All of these answers are correct
• The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
• America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
• The U.S. recently annexed Texas