MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

What river did Mexico believe was the border between Texas and Mexico?

• Nueces River

• Mississippi

• Colorado

• Red River

In what year did the Mexican-American war begin?

• 1946

• 1746

• 1846

• 2046

Who was the president of the United Stated during the Mexican-American War?

• James K. Polk

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

• George Washington

California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah,and Nevada were some of the states that were formed by what land given up by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• The Treaty Velasco

• The Annexation of Texas

• The Mexican Cession

• The Joint Resolution

What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?

• The Adams-Olness Treaty

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The Treaty of Paris

• The NATO Treaty

How much money did the U.S. pay Mexico for land?

• 10 million

• 150 million

• 15 million

• 5 million

Which landform is the recognized boundary of Texas after the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed?

• Nueces River

• Sabine River

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

Texas joined the United States through a process called

• expedition
• veto
• annexation
• joint resolution

Manifest destiny meant that it was the nations destiny to ________

• make slavery illegal

• change

• expand west

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas