Mexican-American War

Whose election pushed forward the Annexation of Texas?

• Zachary Taylor
• John Tyler
• James K. Polk
• William Henry Harrison

Who was ordered to lead an army into the Nueces Strip?

• Zachary Taylor
• Winfield Scott
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert E. Lee

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 time of the war 

• President Polk
• Macys cat Oliver
• 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

Select the TWO leaders of The US Forces

• James K. Polk

• General Santa Anna

• General Zachary Taylor

• General Winfeld Scott

The Mexican War was fought on 3 fronts before US soldiers captured ____________?

• The Alamo

• Mexico City

• Texas

In the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, they agreed that the border between The US and Mexico would be _________?

• The Nueces River

• The Mississippi River

• The Rio Grande

• Rocky Mountains

Another agreement in The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that Mexico would do what?

• become apart of The US

• sell a large area of their land to The US

• Give The US a lot of money

Mexican was forced to sell The US land after the Mexican-American War. What was this called?

• Mexican Cession

• Manifest Destiny

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo