Mexican American War

What effect did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NOT have?

• the Southwest became part of the United States

• the Mexicans living in the United States became a part of it

• the United States protected the Native Americans living there

Which president supported and endorsed Manifest Destiny?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• James K Polk

• None of the above

Manifest Destiny is the idea

• the United States should expand overseas

• the United States should stop taking Native American land

• the United States should expand coast to coast

Mexico and the United States argued over the border of Texas. Mexico believed it was the Nueces River and the United States believed it was the

• Nile River

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

• None of the above

The early California settlers were known as

• Tejanos

• Emigrants

• Californios

• None of the above

Zachary Taylor was an important U.S. general in the Mexican American War.

• True

• False

Winfield Scott was the leader of Mexico during the Mexican American War.

• True

• False

The Treaty that ended the Mexican American War was

• The Treaty of Greenville

• The Treaty of Ghent

• The Treaty of Mexico City

• None of the above

The United States government purchased a small plot of land including party of Arizona and New Mexico to build a railroad for 10 million dollars.

• True

• False

The Mexican Cession was the land given to the United States by Mexico after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It included:

• Oregon and Texas

• California, Nevada, Utah, part of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming

• California, Florida, South Carolina, and Washington

• None of the above