Causes of the Mexican-American War
Authored by JONATHAN WOOD
Social Studies
6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
POLK'S MISSION
What was James K. Polk's focus after he became president in 1844?
the growth of new industry jobs
territorial expansion, including adding Texas, California, and Oregon to the United States
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
POLK'S MISSION
Why was adding Texas as a U.S. state such a divisive issue?
There wasn't a lot of opportunity there for industrial growth, and so many northerners were upset.
Texas was a slave state, and adding it meant that slave states would outnumber free states.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
CROSSING THE NUECES RIVER
Why did the Mexican government never formally acknowledge the treaties that gave Texas its independence from Mexico?
Santa Ana had never signed the treaties, and therefore Texas was still a part of Mexico.
Santa Ana had signed the treaties while he was a prisoner of the Texas Army, and therefore Texas was still a part of Mexico.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
CROSSING THE NUECES RIVER
Which offer did President Polk make to the Mexican government?
Texas would extend to the Rio Grande, and the United States would buy California for $25 million.
The U.S. would buy Texas and California for $75 million.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
CROSSING THE NUECES RIVER
How did the Mexican government respond to this offer?
They accepted it.
They refused it.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
CROSSING THE NUECES RIVER
What was President Polk's plan to start a war with Mexico?
He had troops advance on the Rio Grande, starting a skirmish between American and Mexican troops.
He had troops attack the Mexican Army in Mexico City.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
CROSSING THE NUECES RIVER
President Polk told Congress that Mexico "has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil." What was he trying to do with these words?
Take responsibility for starting the war with Mexico.
Blaming Mexico for the war.
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