The War With Mexico Quiz

When did the Mexican forces attack U.S. troops, triggering the war?

• June 15, 1835

• May 10, 1850

• March 5, 1848

• April 25, 1846

What was the immediate cause of the war with Mexico?

• Annexation of California

• Control of Oregon

• Settlement of past debts

• Annexation of Texas

Who was the president of the United States when the war with Mexico began?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Zachary Taylor

• Walt Whitman

• James K. Polk

What was the growing interest in westward settlement and territorial expansion called?

• Territorial Ambition

• Frontier Fever

• Westward Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

Which poet expressed the sentiment of achieving the mission of peopling the New World with a noble race?

• Robert Frost

• Emily Dickinson

• Walt Whitman

• Langston Hughes

Who opposed the war with Mexico, considering it unnecessary?

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• Walt Whitman

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the amount paid by the U.S. to Mexico for lands in the 1848 treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• $10 million

• $15 million

• $20 million

• $25 million

Which region was not included in the lands paid for by the U.S. in the 1848 treaty?

• Arizona

• Nevada

• California

• Texas

What was the specific action taken by President Polk that Mexico saw as an act of war?

• Moving troops to the Rio Grande

• Annexing Texas

• Sending a peace negotiator

• Paying Mexico for California

Which region was not part of the lands acquired by the U.S. from Mexico after the war?

• Wyoming

• New Mexico

• Oregon

• Utah