US I Honors ch 13

The initial migration of Americans to Texas was encouraged by the

• Mexican government

• Catholic Church

• American government

• American Colonization Society

Just before Texas became a state in 1845, Texas was

• A US territory

• An independent nation

• Part of Mexico

• A jointly occupied area claimed by Mexico and England

The victorious commanding general at the Battle of San Jacinto was

• Davy Crockett

• Jim Bowie

• Sam Houston

• William Travis

In the 1840’s, the Oregon Country’s ownership remained in dispute between the US and

• Mexico

• Russia

• France

• Great Britain

The main issue of James K. Polk’s 1844 presidential campaign was his commitment to

• Increasing the tariff

• Territorial expansion of the US

• Reducing the cost of western land

• Rechartering the Bank of the US

The US government precipitated a crisis with Mexico by

• Deploying an army in a disputed border area

• Rejecting the application by Texas for annexation

• Sending federal troops to seize New Mexico

• Attacking the Mexican town of Monterrey

In the 1820’s, the Mexican government invited Americans to New Mexico primarily to

• Speed up the development of New Mexico

• Promote harmony between the US and Mexico

• Have an outlet for its excess trade goods

• Open a trade route with the US

According to President Polk, war with Mexico began when

• The US annexed Texas, and Mexico declared war

• Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande and attacked American troops

• Mexican and American forces ran into each other on foraging missions

• American troops crossed the Rio Grande and attacked Mexican troops

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo included all of the following Provisions except

• Mexico ceding New Mexico and California to the US

• The US retaining transit rights across Mexico

• The US agreeing to pay Mexico 15 million dollars

• Mexico acknowledging the Rio Grande as the border

During the late 1840’s and early 1850’s, the addition of new territory into the US affected the sectional disagreements over slavery by

• Changing them very little

• Settling them once and for all

• Making them much worse

• Calming them considerably