Mexican-American War

Allowing states to decide by popular vote whether or not to prevent slavery is called

• cession
• permanent school fund
• veto
• popular sovereignty

Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year

• 1836
• 1845
• 1718
• 1824

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 

• Nueces River
• Sabine River
• Colorado River
• Rio Grande River

Who were known as "los diablos Tejanos" during the Mexican American War?

• Mexican soliders
• American Soliders
• Texas Rangers
• None of these

Texas got its well-known shape due to the 

• Treaty of Velasco
• Treaty of Guadulupe Hidalgo
• Mexican Cession
• Compromise of 1850

Texas joined the United States through a process called

• expedition
• veto
• annexation
• joint resolution

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----- had better generals during the Mexican-American War.

• Mexico
• United States
• I don't know

----- had better supplies during the Mexican-American War.

• Mexico
• United States
• I don't know

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

• Texas Annexation
• Mexican Cession
• Gadsen Purchase

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

• Mariano Vallejo
• Guadalupe Hidalgo