Annexation and Early Statehood Quiz

What year did the Mexican American war begin?

• 1946
• 1746
• 1846
• 2046

Which of these was NOT a cause for the Mexican American War

• Texas Annexation
• Manifest Destiny
• Texas/Mexico Border
• Personal grudge held by President Polk

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

The Mexican-American war ended in what year?

• 1848

• 1849

• 1851

In this treaty, the U.S. promised to protect the freedom of Mexicans living in the lands gained from Mexico. 

• Mariano Vallejo
• Guadalupe Hidalgo

This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward

• Henry Clay
• Andrew Jackson
• James K. Polk

The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the 

• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession
• Gadsen Purchase

Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river

• Rio Grande
• Mississippi
• Colorado

The country that Texas most wanted to recognize its independence was ...

• France

• Great Britian

• Mexico

• Germany

Anson Jones was a leader (president) during

• The Mexican War

• The Texas Revolution

• Texas Statehoood

• Republic of Texas