Mexican American War Vocabulary

1. A war fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, resulting in the U.S. gaining a significant amount of territory in the southwest.

• Mexican American War
• War of the Worlds
• World War I
• World War II

2. Expansion - The act of increasing or extending something, often referring to a country's territory.

• True
• False

3. What is the formal act of acquiring something?

• Expansion
• Annex
• Treaty
• Cession

4. Border Dispute - An agreement over the boundary between two countries.

• True
• False

5. The gaining of land or territory by a country through various means such as purchase, negotiation, or war.

• Manifest Destiny
• Expansion
• Territorial Acquisition
• Treaty

6. What does this image represent?

• Treaty
• Mexican American War
• Annexation
• Manifest Destiny

7. The _______________ of Velasco ended the Texas Revolution. It was signed by Sam Houston and Santa Anna and moved the border to the Rio Grande

• Conflict
• Conquest
• Occupation
• Treaty

8. Sovereignty - The authority of a state to govern itself or another state.

• True
• False

9. Cession - The formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by one entity to another.

• True
• False

10. A serious disagreement or argument, often resulting in physical altercation or war.

• Conflict
• Diplomacy
• Annex
• Cession