Mexican American War EdPop

At the end of which war did the Mexican territories become a part of the U.S.?

• Civil War

• The Texas Revolution

• Spanish American War

• Mexican American War

Where were most Texan settlers from?

• Texas

• U.S. and Europe

• Mexico

• New Mexico

Americans resented Mexico because of the Texas Revolution and -

• Border disputes.

• Making alliances with Native Americans.

• Trying to sell Texas to Great Britain.

Americans resented Mexico because of the Texas Revolution and -

• Border disputes.

• Making alliances with Native Americans.

• Trying to sell Texas to Great Britain.

What was Manifest Destiny?

• Belief that all Native tribes should be moved to reservations.

• Belief that Americans had the God-given right to expand the U.S. from ocean to ocean.

• Belief that slavery should be ended.

How was Texas admitted to the U.S.?

• Purchased for $10 Million.

• It was a cession.

• By annexation.

Why did James K. Polk send soldiers to the border between Texas and Mexico?

• To escort a diplomat to sell Texas back to Mexico.

• The border between the U.S. and Mexico was disputed and America wanted to protect Texas.

• Mexican soldiers and Native Americans were plotting to take Texas back.

Who opposed the war with Mexico?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Zachary Taylor

• James K. Polk

• Jefferson Davis

What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?

• Treaty of Velasco

• Treaty of Mother Guadalupe

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

When Mexico gave up the large portion of land in the west, what was that known as?

• Mexican Cession

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Proclamation of 1763

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo