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Manifest Destiny's Mexican American War

Manifest Destiny's Mexican American War

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

7th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Daniel Benavidez

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 20 pts

What was the central belief behind Manifest Destiny?

The belief that the United States had a divine right to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.

The idea that the United States should remain isolated from other nations.

2.

HOTSPOT QUESTION

45 sec • 20 pts

Choose the areas that are part of the disputed territory.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 20 pts

How did James j Polk start the war

James K. Polk started the war by negotiating land deals with Native Americans.
James K. Polk initiated the war by signing a peace treaty with Mexico.
James K. Polk started the war by provoking Mexico through military presence in disputed territory.

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was the result of the U.S.-Mexican War as outlined in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

Select TWO correct answers.

Mexico accepted the Rio Grande as the southern border of the U.S.

Mexico gained control of Florida and the Port of New Orleans.

U.S. diplomats negotiated a payment of $15 million to Mexico.

Mexico doubled in size by taking territory in California.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event triggered the Mexican-American War?

The signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

The dispute over the Texas border between the Rio Grande and Nueces River.

The annexation of California by the United States.

The attack on U.S. troops in Arizona by Mexican forces.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

It allowed Mexico to regain control of Texas.

It ended the Mexican-American War and confirmed the Rio Grande as the Texas border.

It established the United States as a global superpower.

It ended the Civil War and abolished slavery.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What major issue arose from the acquisition of new territories after the Mexican-American War?

The question of whether the new territories would be free states or slave states.

The inability to govern the newly acquired land effectively.

The threat of invasion from European powers.

The lack of resources in the newly acquired territories.

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