Mexican-American War

Who was the U.S. president who urged Congress to declare war against Mexico?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

• William Henry Harrison

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the name given to the war with Mexico from 1846-1848?

• Mexican Cession

• Mexican-American War

• The Alamo

• Annexation of Texas

What is Manifest Destiny

• The belief that the USA was destined to expand from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean

• The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War

• A famous painting that showed American improvements

• The words soldiers would shout when going into battle

When the USA annexed the state of _________ it caused tension between the USA and Mexico

• California

• Oregona

• Florida

• Texas

How did James K. Polk cause the Mexican-American War to start?

• He gave a speech that inspired Americans to fight

• He wanted to avenge the deaths of hundreds of Texans

• He sent troops to a disputed border

• He imposed an embargo and stopped trading with Mexico

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

• All of these answers are correct
• The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
• America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
• The U.S. recently annexed Texas

What was the name of the land acquisition where the United States gained the present day states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming

• Mexican Cession

• Texas Annexation

• Louisiana Purchase

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

How did the acquisition of the new territory cause intense debates in the United States?

• They were arguing about what language should be used in the new territory

• They were arguing about if slavery should spread into the territory

• They were arguing about which type of transportation to build in the territory

• They were arguing about the borders of future states.

Which territory was ceded to the US after the Mexican-American war?

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Which future American president did not think the United States should have invaded and attacked Mexico?

• Andrew Johnson

• Abraham Lincoln

• William H. Taft

• Teddy Roosevelt