Mexican American War

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

The Mexican war ended in what year?

• 1848
• 1849
• 1851

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

• California
• Arkansas
• New Mexico

The war came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of

• Mariano Vallejo

• Guadalupe Hidalgo

The Mexican-American War cost the US how many lives and how much money?

• 3,000 lives and $5 million

• 5,000 lives and $3 million

• 15,000 lives and $17 million

• 17,000 lives and $15 million

Mexico won the war.

• True
• False

Which famous general led the Mexican Army?

• Santa Anna

• Students

• George Washington

• none of the above

What purchase happened 5 years after the war that gave the southern border that Arizona has today?

• The Louisiana Purchase

• Oregon Territory

• The Gadsen Purchase

• The Republic of Texas

What did President Polk first offer Mexico for the land west of Texas?

• 40 million dollars

• 15 million dollars

• 17,000

• Land south of Arizona