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Mexican War mellringer

Authored by Leanne West

Social Studies

8th Grade

Mexican War mellringer
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which area on the map is the Mexican Cession?

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