Review: Oregon, Mexican-American War, and the Gadsden Purchase

1. By 1819, Oregon had been claimed by all of the following countries except for ________.

• Russia
• Spain
• France
• Great Britain
• United States

2.Which country withdrew(gave up) their claim to Oregon as part of the treaty involving the purchase of Florida?

• Russia
• Great Britain
• Spain
• United States

3. Which group of people were the first to travel to the Oregon Country?

• farmers
• bankers
• lawyers
• missionaries

4. In the 1844 Presidential Campaign, which president promised not to rest until all of the Oregon Country was annexed by the U.S.?

• Monroe
• Polk
• Adams
• Jefferson

5. The U.S. compromised with Britain in a treaty that divided Oregon roughly in half at the _______ parallel. (the present-day border of the U.S. and Canada)

• 23rd
• 49th
• 100th
• 40th

6. Texas could not agree on a border with Mexico. Texas claimed the ________ River as its border; the place where Mexican soldiers fired on patrolling American troops, resulting in Congress declaring war.

• Rio Grande
• Mississippi
• Nueces
• Guadalupe

7. _______ launched a rebellion against Mexican rule in California. Eventually, all of California will be under American control.

• Sam Houston
• Stephen Austin
• Santa Anna
• John Fremont

8. California would be declared the ______ Flag Republic.

• Cougar
• Bear
• Lion
• Moose

9. The U.S. invaded Mexico. American troops landed in Southern Mexico and captured ______ in 1847, bringing an end to the Mexican-American War.

• Houston
• Austin
• Mexico City
• San Antonio

10. Under the Treaty of _____, signed in 1848, Mexico agreed to give up Texas and present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.

• San Jacienta
• Mexico City
• Guadalupe
• The Nueces River