Mexican American War

What was the Treaty called 

• The Treaty of Versailles
• The Treaty of Utrecht
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• The Adams-Onís Treaty

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

• Sam Houston
• William B. Travis
• James Fannin
• Santa Anna

What can you infer about how the Mexican-American War affected General Zachary Taylor's career?

• It made him so popular that he was soon elected President
• It enabled him to serve as Governor of Texas for 2 decades
• It ruined his prospects for ever being elected to public office
• It made him extremely popular in Mexico, but unpopular in the United States

Place the following events in sequence, from left to right: A) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; B) Battle of the Alamo; C) Texas becomes a U.S. state

• A,C,B
• B,C,A
• C,B,A
• B,A,C

What role did Abraham Lincoln play in the Mexican-American War?

• As President, he ordered American troops to attack
• As a Congressman, he opposed it
• As a Senator, he voted in favor of the war
• He was a close advisor to the sitting President

The granting of land from one country to another is called

• cession
• permanent school fund
• veto
• annexation

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

Slavery became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because:

• The northern states tried to abolish slavery in the southern states
• The nation was expanding to the West
• The southern states demanded the end of slavery
• None of these

Texas joined the United States through a process called

• expedition
• veto
• annexation
• joint resolution