Mexican American War

What increased the tensions between the United States and Mexico

• Oregon division

• events in Texas

• California annexation

The United States actual annexation of ______ reinforced Mexico's suspicious.

• Florida

• Texas

• California

• Oregon

Which river border was referred as the historic disputed border.

• Nueces River

• Misisipi river

• None of the above

Who was Zachary Taylor

• The President of United States

• The Army General

• A journalist

Which war officially began in May of 1848

• American War of Independence

• War with Britain

• Civil War

• Mexican -American War

Who were in favor of Mexican-American War

• Southerners and Northerners

• Northerners and Easterners

• Southerners and Westerners

• Westeners and Northerners

__________ felt that going to war to gain territory was morally wrong.

• Southerners

• Northeast

• Westerners

Northerners would want to expand slavery into the new territory

• False

• True

Why did the people who wanted to abolish slavery did not want

• The war with Britain

• Mexican- American war

• Homestead act

• None of the above

Southerners wanted to expand slavery into ___________

• Texas

• Oregon

• California

• Washington