U.S. War with Mexico

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Mexico considered the southern boundary of Texas to be the _____ River while Texas maintained the border was at the Rio Grande.

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Nueces

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Mexican troops attacked the American soldiers camped near the Rio Grande, prompting U.S. President _____ to declare war on Mexico.

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James K Polk

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In the treaty, Mexico surrendered the area called _____, which included all of the modern states of California, Nevada, and Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

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The Mexican Cession

Front

What treaty ended the Mexican-American war and gave the USA land in the Southwest (the Mexican Cession)?

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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What 3 areas did James K. Polk add to the United States? Options: Annexation of Texas, Oregon Country and Mexican Cession, Louisiana Purchase, Oregon Country, Funded Lewis and Clark Expedition, San Francisco Gold Rush, Oregon Country, and Cession of Mexico, Florida, Oregon country, Louisiana Purchase

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Annexation of Texas, Oregon Country and Mexican Cession

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The town of Sonoma was the site of this conflict.

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Bear Flag Revolt

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This document gave the US much of Mexico's northern territory.

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Land gained from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after Mexican-American War

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section B

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Gadsden Purchase (paid Mexico 10 million, wanted to build a railroad)

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section C

Front

The belief that the United States should reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific... from "Sea to shining Sea".

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Manifest Destiny