Mexican American War & Manifest Destiny

Who fought at the battle of the Alamo?

• American settlers v. Mexican army

• US army v. Mexican army

• Cherokee v. US army

• American settlers v. British army

What is the significance of the Alamo?

• It won Texas its independence

• It was sparked the Mexican-American war

• It became a rallying cry for Texas independence

• It led to Mexico's defeat and the loss of states like California, Arizona and Oregon to the US

What destructive issue was sowed by the American victory against Mexico?

• expansion of slavery

• future war with Mexico

• enslavement of Native Americans

• oppressive government expansion

Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

• Treaty of Paris
• Adams-Onis Treaty
• Treaty of Jefferson
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The primary goal of manifest destiny was

• End slavery in the new territories
• removal of European influence from South America
• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
• secession of southern states from the nation

Which acquisition was ceded to the U.S. with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

• Texas
• Louisiana Territory
• Mexican Cession
• Gadsden Purchase

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

• All of these answers are correct
• The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
• America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
• The U.S. recently annexed Texas

True or False- Mexico originally wanted the border between Mexico and the US to be the Rio Grande River. 

• True- But the US wanted it to be the Nueces River
• False- Mexico wanted it to be the Nueces River

"American blood has been shed on American soil" was used by President Polk to...

• to fulfill Manifest Destiny
• to change the borders between Texas and Mexico
• to get congress to declare war on Mexico
• to negotiate price for the Mexican Cession

Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.

• it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
• it could lead to war with Spain
• it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery
• it would interfere with Manifest Destiny