Studies Weekly: Week 20- The Mexican-American War

Use the map to complete the sentence:

Mexico gave the U.S. land that would later become the state of California...

• when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed.

• during the annexation of Texas.

• during the Gadsden Purchase.

• at the battle at San Pasqual.

Use the picture to answer the question:

What did all three of these men have in common?

• They all had strong viewpoints about the U.S. taking California.

• They were soldiers in the Mexican-American War.

• They helped write the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

• All 3 of these are correct

The battles of the Mexican-American War were fought in _________________.

• California

• Texas

• Mexico

• All 3 of these are correct

Who was the U.S. General who took troops to occupy the area between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande River?

• James Polk

• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

• Zachary Taylor

• Lansford Hastings

How much did the U.S. pay Mexico for the territory received?

• $1 million

• $5 million

• $15 million

• $25 million

• None of these answers are correct

The article “Mexican-American War” states that the war was not as short as President Polk expected. What happened in California when more U.S. troops were sent?

• Mexico did not send any troops.

• American troops did not want to attack.

• There were more American soldiers than Mexican soldiers.

• Mexican leader, José Antonio Carrillo, swept in with soldiers and won.

What major disadvantage did Mexico face during the war?

• Mexico could not support troops so far from home.

• The Mexican army didn’t have enough soldiers to fight in California for long.

• Americans didn’t have many soldiers.

• Many troops from the United States came to fight the war.

The people who believed in Manifest Destiny believed that__________.

• Mexico had the right to claim California.

• the United States had the right to claim new lands.

• people who owned land in California were allowed to keep it.

• American Indians would receive land grants from the government.

One of the negative effects of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that it caused a war to break out in the United States. Which war was it?

• The Mexican-American War

• The Civil War

• The War of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The War of 1812

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo promise to the Californios?

Select 2

• Californios who owned land before the war could keep it.

• Californios who owned ships could still sail them from the coast of California.

• Californios automatically became citizens of the United States.

• All Californios could vote and were allowed to keep their pets but not their children.