WorksheetsMexican- American War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False: The population in Texas decreased in 1845 because it joined the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except
a)
California entered the Union as a free state
b)
All other states would enter under popular sovereignty
c)
US pays TX $10 million for land outside present day boundary
d)
Texas agreed to become a free state
3.
Texas used the $10 million to
a)
Pay of their debt completely
b)
Set aside $2 million in a permanent school fund
c)
Both of these answers are correct
d)
Neither of these answers are correct
4.
Allowing states to decide by popular vote whether or not to prevent slavery is called
a)
cession
b)
permanent school fund
c)
veto
d)
popular sovereignty
5.
The granting of land from one country to another is called
a)
cession
b)
permanent school fund
c)
veto
d)
annexation
6.
Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year
a)
1836
b)
1845
c)
1718
d)
1824
7.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between
a)
Nueces River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
8.
Who were known as "los diablos Tejanos" during the Mexican American War?
a)
Mexican soliders
b)
American Soliders
c)
Texas Rangers
d)
None of these
9.
Texas got its well-known shape due to the
a)
Treaty of Velasco
b)
Treaty of Guadulupe Hidalgo
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Compromise of 1850
10.
Slavery became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because:
a)
The northern states tried to abolish slavery in the southern states
b)
The nation was expanding to the West
c)
The southern states demanded the end of slavery
d)
None of these
11.
All were impacts of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT
a)
It gave the US its manifest destiny
b)
It became a training ground forthe future Civil War generals
c)
It united America
d)
Forced decisions about new lands being free or slave states
12.
Texas joined the United States through a process called
a)
expedition
b)
veto
c)
annexation
d)
joint resolution
13.
True or False: The United States had better weapons during the Mexican-American War.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
I don't know
14.
----- had better generals during the Mexican-American War.
a)
Mexico
b)
United States
c)
I don't know
15.
----- had better supplies during the Mexican-American War.
a)
Mexico
b)
United States
c)
I don't know
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