Mexican-American War

This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward

• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson
• James K. Polk

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

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

Texas joined the United States through a process called

• expedition
• veto
• annexation
• joint resolution

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Which event ended the Mexican-American War?

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Treaty of Paris

Texas' debt and the concern about the spread of slavery to new territories were two main reasons for the ________________

• Mexican-American War

• Compromise of 1850

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Stafford Act

Which describes the U.S. paying $10 Million to Mexico for land on the southern edge of present-day New Mexico and Arizona?

• Gadsden Purchase

• The Great Land Swindle of 1850

• Compromise of 1850

• Railroad Act

The belief that the U.S. should own all the land between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans is called _____________________

• Mexican Cession

• Nativism

• Reparation

• Manifest Destiny

After its annexation by the U.S., the population of Texas __________________

• Declined sharply

• Doubled

• Stayed the same

• Grew a little bit over time

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

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

• California
• Arkansas
• New Mexico