Texas Revolution & Mexican American War

Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?

• He wanted to expand the US
• The land had good resources
• He needed room to build a mansion for his cats
• To get Shrek'd

Who was the president for the U.S during the Mexican-American War?

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Quincy Adams

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

• All of these answers are correct

• The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary

• America's continued desire to achieve Manifest Destiny

• The U.S. recently annexed Texas

Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during Texas Revolution?

• Sam Houston

• William B. Travis

• James Fannin

• Santa Anna

What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?

• Manifest Destiny
• Land Speculator
• Decree
• Ordinance

What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring to an end?

• Texas Revolution

• Mexican Revolution

• Mexican-American War

• French and Indian War

Land granted from one country to another country is what?

• Public lands
• Cession
• Joint Resolution
• Annexation

Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?

• The Treaty Paris

• The Annexation of Texas

• The Mexican Cession

• The Joint Resolution

Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?

• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon
• California

Which of the following territories were owned by Spain and Mexico before we owned it?

• Florida & Texas

• Florida & California

• Louisiana & Texas

• California & Texas