Westward Expansion Unit Mesa

Where did the United States say the border of Texas was?

• The Rio Grande

• The Nueces River

• The Missouri River

• The Great Lakes

What was the name of the revolt declaring California independent from Mexico?

• Prairie Chicken Revolt

• Bear Flag Revolt

• Manifest Destiny Revolt

• Free California Revolt

What state did the U.S. NOT get in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• New Mexico

• California

• Arizona

• Texas

What did Mexico require Americans living in Texas to do?

• Must learn Spanish

• Convert to Catholicism

• Get rid of their slaves

• Become a Mexican citizen

At the Battle of the Alamo, where did Texans take refuge?

• An old mission

• A pyramid

• A skyscraper

• A limosuine

How did the Mountain Men make a living?

• They recorded nature tiktoks

• They hunted and trapped animals for their pelts (fur)

• They built railroads

• They ran banks across the U.S.

Who bought huge areas of land hoping the value would go up and they could sell it to settlers?

• Land speculators

• Gold miners

• Real estate agents

• Cowboys

Which American president declared war on Mexico?

• Henry Clay

• Benjamin Franklin

• James K. Polk

• George Washington

How much did the U.S. pay Mexico for the territory in the Mexican Cession?

• $10 million

• $15 million

• $5 thousand

• $15 billion

Where did Mexico want the border to be between the U.S. and Mexico?

• The Neuces River

• The Rio Grande River

• The Columbia River

• The Mexican River