Mexican American War

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war? Choose all the answers that apply.

• 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

True or False- Mexico originally wanted the border between Mexico and the US to be the Rio Grande River. 

• True- But the US wanted it to be the Nueces River
• False- Mexico wanted it to be the Nueces River

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Louisiana Purchase

Which of these contributed to the start of the Mexican-American War? Choose the answers that apply.

• disagreement of the border

• the U.S. invasion of California

• the annexation of Texas

People:

Who was President of the United States during the Mexican-American War?

• Zachary Taylor

• James Monroe

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

Events & Acts:

Which treaty marked the end of the Mexican-American War?

• the Bretton Woods Agreement

• the Treaty of Paris

• the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• the Treaty of Washington

Which number indicate an area that was acquired through the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 6

People:

American general who was a leader during the Mexican-American War

• Stephen Kearny

• Zachary Taylor

• Winfield Scott

• James Gadsden

People:

American general who took his troop and took the Mexico City during the Mexican-American War

• Stephen Kearny

• Zachary Taylor

• Winfield Scott

• James Gadsden

When did the Mexican-American start and when did it ended?

• 1946-1948

• 1836-1848

• 1846-1848

• 1848-1850