The Mexican-American War

Some people believed it was America's ________________ or obvious fate, to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean in order to spread democracy.

• Free will

• Karma

• Manifest Destiny

• Providence of Liberty

Former Tennessee governor chosen by the Democratic Party to oppose Henry Clay.

• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

• Zachary Taylor

• James K. Polk

• Jim Beckwourth

Early California settlers were called ______________________.

• Californios

• Golden State Warriors

• 49ers

• West Siders

_______________, or cowboys, managed large herds of cattle and sheep.

• Empresarios

• Mavericks

• Rancheros

• Vaqueros

In what became known as the _______________, the Americans declared California to be an independent nation.

• Gadsden Purchase

• Bear Flag Revolt

• California Gold Rush

• Battle of Buena Vista

Under the terms of the _______________ the U.S. government paid Mexico $10 million in exchange for the southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico.

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Battle of San Jacinto

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its ______________territory to the United States.

• Southern

• Eastern

• Northern

• Western

Why did the United States declare war on Mexico?

California was originally owned by Texas.

• True

• False

Why were water rights so important in the American Southwest?

• Because whoever owned the water could make ice.

• Because the Rio Grande River was sold in the Gadsden purchase.

• Because of the West's generally dry climate

• So horses could have somewhere to drink.