Mexican War mellringer

Polk provoked the war with Mexico by

• giving impassioned speeches that glorified Manifest Destiny

• convincing Americans that the gold in California was worth going to war

• sending General Zachary Taylor to the northern edge of the Rio Grande

• sending Winfield Scott to Veracruz

A significant result of the Mexican-American War of 1846–1848 was that the United States

• suffered a military defeat

• freed Texas from Mexican rule

• won control of Cuba from Spain

• experienced increasing tension over the issue of slavery

• experienced increasing tension over the acquisition of Puerto Rico

The Wilmot Proviso specifically provided for

• the prohibition of slavery in Louisiana Purchase territory

• the abolition of the international slave trade

• federal return of fugitive slaves

• the prohibition of slavery in lands acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War

Why didn't the US want to annex Texas in 1836?

• They didn't want to add another slave state to the US

• They didn't like Sam Houston

• They didn't want to start a war with Mexico

• They didn't think the US was really independent

Which river did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo set as the border between the United States and Mexico?

• Rio Grande
• Nueces River
• Guadalupe River
• Trinity River

How did President Polk's order to have soldiers patrol along the Rio Grande contribute to war with Mexico?

• The ownership of the area was disputed between Mexico and the U.S.

• The U.S. soldiers were raiding Mexican villages

• The soldiers forced themselves into Mexican homes

• The soldiers were attacking Native American tribes

Which area on the map is the Mexican Cession?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4