U.S.-Mexican War Quiz

Which treaty ended the U.S.-Mexican War and gave the U.S. a lot of new land?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of San Francisco

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Versailles

What new land did the U.S. gain as a result of the U.S.-Mexican War?

• Ohio and Indiana

• Florida and Georgia

• New York and New Jersey

• New Mexico and Arizona

Which event brought up the issue of slavery again after the U.S.-Mexican War?

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The California Gold Rush

What was the Compromise of 1850 about?

• Balancing concerns over slavery

• Ending the Civil War

• Establishing a new capital city

• Expanding the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean

What did the Compromise of 1850 ban in Washington, D.C.?

• Alcohol consumption

• The slave trade

• Public demonstrations

• Women's suffrage

What was the main reason for the U.S. stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific after the U.S.-Mexican War?

• The acquisition of new land

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The California Gold Rush

• The Oregon Trail

What was the main consequence of the U.S.-Mexican War for the indigenous people living in the newly acquired territories?

• They were granted full U.S. citizenship

• They were largely displaced

• They were allowed to maintain their traditional ways of life

• They were given large tracts of land for farming

The war ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo giving the ​ (a)   a lot of new land, including parts of today's New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and California. The U.S. also bought more land in the ​ (b)   in 1854, securing a route through Arizona for a railway.

• United States
• Gadsden Purchase
• Mexico
• Mexican Cession

Which territory contributed to the construction of a transcontinental railroad?

Match the following

• Compromise of 1850

• Ended the Mexican-American War

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• The annexation of Texas and the resulting border dispute led to this conflict.
• Effects of the War

• This legislation allowed for the admission of California as a free state and the implementation of popular sovereignty in the territories.
• Causes of the War

• President Polk's desire to expand the United States, disputes over Texas, and border conflicts are examples of these.

• U.S. Mexican War

• This event in the mid-1800s transformed the United States, leading to territorial expansion and renewed debates over slavery.