U.S.-Mexican War Quiz

What year was Texas annexed to the United States?

• 1845
• 1836
• 1821
• 1860

Manifest Destiny is

• The belief that the United States had a God-given right to expand west.
• The belief that the United States had the right to hold slaves.
• The belief that people had the right to choose their representatives.
• The belief that each branch can check each other.

Which river did the United States say the U.S.- Mexican border should be?

• Rio Grande

• Nueces River

• Guadalupe River

• Sabine River

Which of the following ended the Mexican-American war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its north territory to the United States?

• Compromise of 1850

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas Annexation

The United States thought the border between the United States and Mexico was between the _________

• Nueces River
• Rio Grande River
• Red River
• Trinity River

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

Which area on this map was purchased by the U.S. in order to build a railroad?

• green, 5

• red, 2

• brown, 6

• blue, 3

_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

• Providence

• GT Land Grab

• Manifest Destiny

• Destiny of the USA

This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

Mexico considered the boundary of Texas to be the _____ River

• Brazos

• Nueces

• San Antonio

• Guadalupe