California Studies Weekly #20

Use the map to complete the sentence:

Mexico gave the U.S. land that would later become the state of California...

• when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed.

• during the annexation of Texas.

• during the Gadsden Purchase.

• at the battle at San Pasqual.

The battles of the Mexican-American War were fought in _________________.

• California

• Texas

• Mexico

• All 3 of these are correct

Who was the U.S. General who took troops to occupy the area between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande River?

• James Polk

• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

• Zachary Taylor

• Lansford Hastings

How much did the U.S. pay Mexico for the territory received?

• $1 million

• $5 million

• $15 million

• $25 million

• None of these answers are correct

What major disadvantage did Mexico face during the war?

• Mexico could not support troops so far from home.

• The Mexican army didn’t have enough soldiers to fight in California for long.

• Americans didn’t have many soldiers.

• Many troops from the United States came to fight the war.

The people who believed in Manifest Destiny believed that__________.

• Mexico had the right to claim California.

• the United States had the right to claim new lands.

• people who owned land in California were allowed to keep it.

• American Indians would receive land grants from the government.

One of the negative effects of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that it caused a war to break out in the United States. Which war was it?

• The Mexican-American War

• The Civil War

• The War of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The War of 1812

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo promise to the Californios?

Select 2

• Californios who owned land before the war could keep it.

• Californios who owned ships could still sail them from the coast of California.

• Californios automatically became citizens of the United States.

• All Californios could vote and were allowed to keep their pets but not their children.

What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that the United States has the right to claim new lands.

• The belief that the United States can take whatever they want if no one else owns it.

• The belief that the United States should own all of the land in the world.

• The belief that the United States can own land and parts of the ocean.

How long did the Mexican-American war last?

• 20 weeks

• 20 days

• 2 years

• 20 months