mexican american war quiz

1.What happened in 1844?

• Polk was elected as president of the United States

• Abraham Lincoln became president?

When did Mexico win its independence from spain

•  1821

• 1887

• 1900

In what year did texas win its independence from mexico

• 1896

• 1800

• 1836

 When was the Louisiana purchase?

• 1793

• 1803

• 1827

What happened in 1840?

• first american killed on mexican soil

•  First baseball diamond laid out in Cooperstone, New york.

What happened in 1849?

• california was dismissed from the union 

• California was admitted to the union

 What happened on April 25th, 1846

• Captain Seth Thornton of US soldiers was attacked by a larger Mexican audience

• america received essential supplies

where did mexico get slaves from?

• Spain

• Africa

• america

where did general zachary taylor's and captain thompson's soldiers get attacked. 

• south of nueces river 

• north of nueces river

• North of rio grande

What did Mexico  believe was the proper border?

• colorado river

• nueces river

• jamapa river