Mexican American War

The Mexican-American War ended with this treaty.

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Detroit

What river did Texas and the United States believe was the proper border between the United States and Mexico?

• The Nueces River

• The Nile River

• The Rio Grande

• The Amazon River

What year did the United States annex Texas?

• 1776

• 1977

• 1845

• 1801

What is the action of a country adding territory to itself?

• treaty

• annexation

• constitution

• cession

Why did many Americans not want Texas added?

• Americans did not want to expand west.

• The cultures were too different

• Texas allowed slavery.

• They spoke another language

Who did Americans think gave them the right to expand westward?

• Sam Houston

• President Polk

• The American Constitution

• God

What was the direct result of the annexation of Texas?

• Compromise of 1860

• The Civil War

• Mexican American War

• Texas Revolution

The idea that Americans had the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean is called...

• Manifest Destiny

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Americans Rule

• Compromise of 1850

Mexico said the border between the United States and Mexico was this ____________

• The Colorado River

• The Nueces River

• The Rio Grande

• The Mississippi

Which United States president called for war with Mexico?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

• Donald J. Trump