Mexican American War

It's the mid 1800s and the U.S. has how many states?

• 25

• 27

• 50

• 13

What was the name for the northern part of Mexico?

• Tejas (Texas)

• New Mexico

• Arizona

• Dallas

Why did Mexico rent out land to American settlers?

• In the hope that the US would let Texas become a state

• To make money (benefit the Mexican economy)

• They wanted to be on friendly terms with the US

What did the Anglo settlers bring with them to Tejas?

• Gold

• Slaves

Was slavery legal in Mexican Texas?

• Yes

• No

• Only in certain parts.

Why did Mexico send the military to Texas?

• To remind the settlers that they are still in Mexico.

• To remind the settlers that they do not want war.

• They were heading north and considering an invasion of the United States.

What happened when the American settlers WON the fight against Mexico in 1836?

• They asked for lower rent on the land they were farming

• They formed a new country called the Republic of Texas

• They went back to US states, they had proved their point

• Mexico began forming an alliance with Europeans nations in hopes of starting a war with the US.

Who was the land dispute between?

• Mexico and the U.S.

• Mexico and the Republic of Texas.

• The US and the Republic of Texas.

• El Presidente Gonzalez and Chancellor Opdycke

Mexico, the US, and the Republic of Texas all AGREED on the borders of Texas.

• True

• False

What U.S. president wanted to capture the region of California from Mexico?

• Donald Trump

• James K. Polk

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson