The Mexican-American War Ch 5 Lesson 2

Which United States' president wanted to go to war against Mexico in 1846? (don't type just one word or you'll get it wrong)

The practice of buying and selling humans and forcing them to work without pay is called

• armed forces

• treaty

• territory

• slavery

A written agreement between nations to end fighting and follow certain rules is called a

This is an area of land that belongs to an country

• treaty

• armed forces

• territory

• terror Tori

• headquarters

These are groups of people organized to protect a country

• treaty

• armed forces

• territory

• X-Men

• headquarters

John D. Sloats

• was in charged of the United States Navy ships along the Atlantic Ocean.

• was in charged of the United States Airforce along the Pacific Ocean.

• was in charged of the United States Navy ships along the Pacific Ocean.

John D. Sloats

• was a commodore.

• had orders to take California ports from Mexico as soon as war was declared.

• had orders to take California ports from Canada as soon as war was declared.

• landed his armed forces at the port of Monterey on July 7th.

General Stephen Watts Kearny

• lead U.S. Army troops in from the east

• joined forces with Commodore Robert Stockton

• landed his armed forces at the port of Monterey on July 7, 1846

Commodore Robert F. Stockton

• captured San Diego and Los Angeles

• was in the United States Navy during the Mexican American War

• joined forces with General Stephen Watts Kearny

• captured Monterey

John Fremont met this Californio who told him that he would win support from other Californios if he made peace with the Mexican Army.

• Bernard Ruiz

• Bernarda Ruiz

• Niccodemus Ruiz

• Arcadia Bandini