Mexican American War 2 Truths and a Lie

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Find the LIE: James K. Polk won the 1844 election because he was the "dark horse" in the race, James K. Polk won the 1844 election because he was the "red horse" in the race, James K. Polk won the 1844 election because he was the democrat in the race.

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James K. Polk won the 1844 election because he was the "red horse" in the race.

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Find the Lie... Options: James K. Polk was a slave owner. James K. Polk was a cotton farmer. James K. Polk was an alabamian.

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James K. Polk was an alabamian.

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Find the Lie... Martin Van Buren annexed Texas. James K. Polk gets the credit for annexing Texas. John Tyler annexed Texas.

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Martin Van Buren annexed Texas.

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Find the lie... Options: A War will give the USA land around California. Congress will give the USA land around California. A treaty will give the USA land around Oregon.

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Congress will give the USA land around California.

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Find the Lie... Options: We immediately started a war with Mexico. We tried to buy the land from Mexico before having war. We will claim that Mexico fired 1st to go to war.

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We immediately started a war with Mexico.

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Find the Lie... Options: John O. Sullivan coined the phrase manifest destiny, Tyler will achieve manifest destiny in 1 term., Polk will achieve manifest destiny in 1 term

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Tyler will achieve manifest destiny in 1 term.

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Find the Lie... Options: 60,000 men will enlist to fight in the Mexican American War. A majority of Americans will support the Mexican American War. The Mexican American War will be fought on 1 front.

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The Mexican American War will be fought on 1 front.

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Find the Lie... Options: William Patton & Dwight Eisenhower will be general leading the army during the Mexican American War. , Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott will be generals leading the army during the Mexican American War. , The first indepence of the area was found under the name "Bear Flag Republic"

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William Patton & Dwight Eisenhower will be general leading the army during the Mexican American War.

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Find the Lie... The USA will pay $15 million dollars to Mexico in the treaty to end the war. The Treaty of Paris will end the Mexican American War. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo will end the Mexican American War.

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The Treaty of Paris will end the Mexican American War.

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Find the lie: Arizona was part of the Mexican Cession. California was part of the Mexican Cession. Alabama was part of the Mexican Cession.

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Alabama was part of the Mexican Cession.