Mid Term Review Unit 5 Mexican American War

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What document created the Texas claim to a border at the Rio Grande? Options: Treaty of Paris, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of Velasco

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Treaty of Velasco

Front

Whose election and idea of Manifest Destiny, pushed forward the Annexation of Texas?

Back

James K. Polk

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Who lead an army into the disputed territory between the Nueces and the Rio Grande?

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Zachary Taylor

Front

Which was the first battle of the Mexican-American War? Cerro Gordo, Resaca de la Palma, Fort Brown, Palo Alto

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Palo Alto

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How many American soldiers were killed in the opening shots of the Mexican American War?

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16

Front

Who said, "Mexico has …invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil"?

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James K. Polk' War Message to Congress

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Who demanded that the "spot" where "American blood was shed upon the American soil" be shown to be American soil?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?

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He wanted to expand the US.

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Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war? Options: The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary, America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny, The U.S. recently annexed Texas

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All of these answers are correct

Front

Who was Texas fighting in the Texas Revolution?

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The Mexicans