Timeline of the U.S.-Mexican War

What significant event happened on December 29, 1845, during the U.S.-Mexican War timeline?

• Texas is annexed by the U.S.

• General Taylor marches to the Rio Grande.

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.

On January 2, 1846, General Mariano Paredes becomes President of ______.

• Mexico

• Spain

• Brazil

• Argentina

What action did President Polk take on May 11, 1846, according to the timeline?

• Declared war on Mexico

• Signed a peace treaty with Britain

• Announced his re-election campaign

• Vetoed a major bill

Define the term 'annex' as used in the vocabulary list.

• to attack forcefully or continuously

• to add territory to one’s own territory

• a minor battle

Fill in the blank: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, establishes the ______ as the boundary between the United States and Mexico.

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi River

• Colorado River

• Missouri River

In 1845 the United States went to war with Mexico. What was the result?

• Mexico won and created Texas

• the U.S. won and annexed Texas

• The British won an gained land west of the Appalachian Mts.

• The North won and slavery was abolished

In 1845, Texas was annexed and not long after the United States went to war with Mexico.

Was the war a CAUSE or an EFFECT of Texas being annexed?

• Cause

• Effect

The war with Mexico BEGAN with

• California's rebellion
• a border dispute in Texas
• the Battle of Buena Vista
• a US invasion of Mexico City

Where was the first blood of the Mexican-American War spilled?

• Resaca de la Palma
• Rancho Carricitos
• Fort Texas
• Monterrey, Mexico

In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

• a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory

• disagreement over the border of Texas and Mexico

• the discovery of gold in California

• the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast