Moving West

Before The Mexican-American War, Texas declared its independence from _____________.

• Canada

• Mexico

• Spain

• Europe

Mexico and the United States argued over the border of Texas. Mexico believed it was the Nueces River and the United States believed it was the

• Nile River

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

• None of the above

The Mexican Cession was the land given to the United States by Mexico after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It included:

• Oregon and Texas

• California, Nevada, Utah, part of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming

• California, Florida, South Carolina, and Washington

• None of the above

Who was the President of the United States during the Mexican American war?

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Millard Fillmore

• Abraham Lincoln

How long did the war last?

• 2 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 2 months

What is a boundry?

• A minor fight

• A group of people who help make laws

• The joining of one country with another country

• A line that separates one place with another

The Mexican-American War cost the US how many lives and how much money?

• 3,000 lives and $5 million

• 5,000 lives and $3 million

• 15,000 lives and $17 million

• 17,000 lives and $15 million

More than anything else, what did most Amerian settlers want from American Indians?

• for them to be religious

• for them to dress like Europeans/white Americans

• their farming skills

• their land

As a result of President Jackson's policies, American Indians were

• forcibly relocated to reservations in Mexico

• forcibly removed to areas west of the Mississippi River

• gradually allowed to return to their lands

• granted United States citizenship

Which President of the United States signed the Indian Removal Act, and supported western expansion?

• John Ross

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson