Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase, and Oregon Country

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
It decreased its territory by half.
It gained additional territory in the north.
It became a U.S. state.
It established a new government system.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much money did the US government give Mexico for the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
$10 million
$15 million
$20 million
$25 million
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these was an incentive for colonists to travel to Oregon Country?
gold deposits
fertile farmland
religious freedom
Canadian citizenship
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?
a good railroad route to California
a large territory in the Midwest
the purchase of Alaska
a new route to Europe
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did the border of the Oregon border get set at?
42nd parallel
49th parallel
50th parallel
36th parallel
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these describes President Polk?
He did all he could to avoid war with Mexico.
He wanted the United States to increase its territory.
He worked to build friendships with border nations.
He bought land that proved to be of little use to the country.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
For how much did the US buy the land in the Gadsden Purchase?
$5 million
$10 million
$15 million
$20 million
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