Mexican/American War game

What did President Polk believe? ​ (a)  

• war would get Texas, New Mexico  & California
• war with Mexico would lose Arizona+New Mexico
• Americans did not want war

Reorder the following

• John C. Fremont explored California

• Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo ended Mexican/American War

• Mexico killed 11 Americans at Matamoros

• Texas wanted the Rio Grande River

• Abe Lincoln challenged the spot where Americans were killed

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) TX THINGS

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(b) CA THINGS

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(c) LINCOLN THINGS

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(d) SANTA ANNA

• A WHIG

• WANTED TO BE A SLAVE STATE

• FROM ILLINOIS

• INTRODUCED SPOT RESOLUTION

• WANTED RIO GRANDE AS ITS BORDER

• EXPLORED BY FREMONT

• CALLED BEAR FLAG REPUBLIC

• WAS REPLACED BY HERRERA

• GOT BACK INTO POWER WITH POLK'S HELP

• GOLD FOUND IN 1849

• STARTED AS A BUFFER REGION

In 1846, there were (a)   slave states.

• 15
• 14
• 13

Utah and New Mexico were ___________ open to slavery