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Mexican-American War

Authored by Lateefah Brown

Social Studies

4th - 8th Grade

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Mexican-American War
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

States such as Texas, Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada were once _________ territories.

German

British

Mexican

Portuguese

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Texas first rebelled from Mexico in what year?

1824

1801

1845

1835

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why were so many citizens in Mexico upset with General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?

He had voided the country's Constitution and had given himself unlimited power.

They viewed him as a Spaniard who wanted to end Mexico's independence.

He was making secret agreements with the United States without asking the voters.

They did not believe he had enough experience to lead the country.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the leader of Texas's rebellion against Mexico?

Stephen F. Austin

Sam Houston

William B. Travis

Davy Crockett

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why didn't the Mexican government ratify the Treaties of Velasco?

The treaties had been written in a language they did not understand.

Texas had waited too long after the war to request a treaty with Mexico.

General Santa Anna had been kidnapped and forced to sign the treaties.

Mexico wanted to wait ten years before finalizing Texas's independence.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

People who lived in Texas while it was still a Mexican territory referred to themselves as ______.

Texicans

Texas-Mexicans

Texans

Texians

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"______________" became a rallying cry across America for people who wanted to defend the U.S.'s right to gain Western territories.

Remember the Alamo!

Give Me Freedom, or Give Me Death!

Don't Tread on Me!

Come and Take It!

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