Mexican-American War Document Analysis

In paragraph 1, O'Sullivan thought people who opposed annexing Texas should ...

• Start Supporting Annexation of Texas

• Stop Supporting Annexation of Texas

• Cease their opposition to Annexation of Texas

• Cease their support to Annexation of Texas

In paragraph 2, what did O'Sullivan claim other countries were doing to America's "manifest destiny"?

• Helping America become larger

• Hostile Interference

• Limiting America's Greatness

• Hampering America's Power

• Neutral Treatment

In paragraph 3:

"________ will, probably, next fall away from [Mexico]"

In paragraph 3, how did O'Sullivan describe Mexico's authority over its land?

• Distracted

• Organized

• Imbecile

• Expertly

In paragraph 1, President Polk was convinced that...

• Texas belonged to the USA

• America threatened invasion of Mexico

• Mexico threatened invasion because of Texas joining the USA

• Texas belonged to Mexico

In paragraph 1, President Polk wanted soldiers between which 2 rivers?

• Nueces

• Columbia

• Del Norte

• El Grande

In paragraph 2, President polk reported that Texas made which river its boundary border?

• Columbia

• Rio Del Norte

• El Grande

• Nueces

In paragraph 3, why did President Polk send 63 American soldiers to the Rio Del Norte?

• To see the Alamo

• To see if American troops were ready for war

• To see if Mexican troops were crossing the border into Texas

• To see if the River was running low

In paragraph 3:

" [They] became engaged with a
large body of these [Mexican] troops, and,
after a short affair, in which some ______
[US soldiers] were killed and wounded"

In paragraph 4, President Polk insisted that America tried every attempt at ...

• Warning Mexico

• Destroying Mexico

• Sharing Texas with Mexico

• Reconciliation with Mexico