Week 15/16 Questions

What event started the war between the U.S. and Mexico?

• Texas declared independence.

• American soldiers stole Mexican cattle

• The United States annexed Texas

• Mexico claimed the Nueces river

What was unique about American forces invading Mexico?

• Texas and the U.S. worked together

• Women had been commissioned to fight

• The U.S. warred against its own citizens

• An American army set foot on foreign soil

What treaty ended the war?

• Treaties of Velasco

• De la Huerta-Lamont Treaty

• Mclane-Ocampo Treaty

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

How often was the Texas governor elected?

• every year

• every four years

• every two years

• every ten years

Which two groups of men were allowed to vote?

• Anglos and Tejanos

• Tejanos and African Americans

• African Americans and American Indians

• American Indians and Anglos

What topic led to disagreements after Texas’s annexation?

• water rights

• international commerce

• leadership

• legalized slavery