Mexican-American War Review

The United States gained the Mexican Cession through the

• Treaty of Hidalgo

• Treaty of Velasco

• Treaty of Paris

• Northwest Ordinance

A border dispute between Texas and Mexico started the

Which group was created by Stephen F. Austin to fight hostile Native Americans?  They also served as scouts during the Mexican American War and today are an elite law enforcement organization in Texas.

• Texas National Guard

• Texas Department of Public Safety

• Texas Navy

• Texas Rangers

The land gained by the United States after the Mexican American war is know as the

• Oregon Territory

• Southwest Territory

• Mexican Cession

• New Mexico Territory

Which issue originally prevented Texas from being annexed into the United States?

• taxes

• possible war with Spain

• slavery

• debt

What issued sparked the Mexican-American War?

• Mexico invaded Louisiana

• a border dispute between Texas and Mexico

• The United States wanted the Oregon Territory

• Mexico wanted the ports in California

U.S. President during the Mexican-American War.

• William Henry Harrison

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• Sam Houston

Most of the fighting in the Mexican-American War took place in what country?

• United States

• France

• Mexico

• Texas

This country won most of the battles in the Mexican-American War.

• Mexico

• France

• Texas

• United States

Mexico thought their border with Texas should be the ___________. Texas and the US thought it should be the _____________.

• Colorado River; Nueces River

• Rio Grande; Nueces River

• Red River; Sabine River

• Nueces River; Rio Grande