The Mexican-American War

What were the main reasons for the U.S. annexation of Texas in 1845?

Who was nominated by the Southern Democrats in the election of 1844?

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• Van Buren

• Abraham Lincoln

Fill in the blank: By December 1845, Texas became the country's ___ state.

• 25th

• 26th

• 27th

• 28th

What was the main cause of the boundary dispute between the U.S. and Mexico?

• Disagreement over the Rio Grande

• Disagreement over the Nueces River

• Disagreement over the Mississippi River

• Disagreement over the Colorado River

Fill in the blank: Polk sent a small army under ___ to Texas to protect the new state against a possible Mexican invasion.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Zachary Taylor

• James K. Polk

• Van Buren

When did Congress declare war on Mexico?

• May 13th, 1846

• April 1846

• February 1848

• December 1845

Fill in the blank: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was completed in ___.

• 1845

• 1846

• 1847

• 1848

What did Mexico accept as the Texas boundary in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• Nueces River

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi River

• Colorado River

Fill in the blank: Mexico ceded New Mexico and upper California to the U.S. for ___ million.

• $10

• $15

• $20

• $25

What was one of the impacts of the war?

• Strengthened feelings of nationalism

• Decreased feelings of nationalism

• Resolved slavery debates

• Ended conflict with Native Americans