WorksheetsCh 4 Quiz Lesson 1-2 Expansion & Mexican American War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Mexico originally belonged to which country?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
USA
d)
Canada
2.
Mexican social group that wanted to control the government after independence. They were born in Spain and had moved to Mexico.
a)
Mestizos
b)
Criollos
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Mulattoes
3.
Mexican social group that wanted to control the government after independence. They were born in Mexico to Spanish parents.
a)
Criollos
b)
Mestizos
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Mulattoes
4.
Mexico's government had trouble becoming established after independence. They had many leaders in a short amount of time. It could be described as....
a)
terrible
b)
delicate
c)
fragile
d)
unstable
5.
What is an informal grouping of people based on common characteristics?
a)
Social Class
b)
Culture
c)
Party
d)
Clique
6.
Which trading trail lead from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico?
a)
Turquoise Trail
b)
El Camino Real
c)
Santa Fe Trail
d)
Old Spanish Trail
7.
Which trading trail lead from Mexico City to Santa Fe?
a)
Old Spanish Trail
b)
El Camino Real
c)
Turquoise Trail
d)
Santa Fe Trail
8.
The United States bought a large amount of land from France known as the
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Annexation of Texas
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Louisiana Purchase
9.
Who led the independence movement for Texas?
a)
Stephen Kearny
b)
Stephen Austin
c)
Stephen Curry
d)
Stevie Wonder
10.
Put the timeline of Texas in the correct order:
a)
Republic of Texas, Territory of Mexico, Annexed by U.S.
b)
Territory of Mexico, Republic of Texas, Annexed by U.S.
c)
Territory of Mexico, Annexed by U.S., Republic of Texas
d)
Annexed by U.S., Territory of Mexico, Republic of Texas
11.
What was the idea that Americans had the god-given right to settle all the land from sea to sea?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Westward Expansion
c)
Give and Take
d)
Coastal Living
12.
What does ANNEX mean?
a)
to add
b)
to join with
c)
the attic
d)
another room
13.
The republic of Texas was annexed by which country?
a)
Mexico
b)
USA
c)
Spain
d)
France
14.
When U.S. President James Polk said "American blood has been shed on American soil" it signaled the start of which war?
a)
The Civil War
b)
The Mexican-American War
c)
The Seven Years War
d)
The Cold War
15.
The Mexican-American War started with a border dispute. USA thought that the border should start
a)
at the Rio Grande
b)
at the Gila River
c)
at the Nueces River
d)
at the Grand Canyon
16.
This is the name of the General of the US army who led the invasion of the New Mexico territory
a)
Stephen Austin
b)
Stephen Kearny
c)
Stephen Curry
d)
Stephen Colbert
17.
What did General Kearny promise to the people of New Mexico? (Choose only 1 correct answer!)
a)
Protection from their enemies
b)
Freedom of Religion
c)
Freedom of Speech
d)
All of the above
18.
The Mexican-American War ended in 1848 with the signing of the
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treay of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Treaty of Juarez
19.
The United States agreed to pay $__________ to Mexico in exchange for the land given up.
a)
$100
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$500,000
20.
The U.S. acquired good farmland and Railroad land in AZ and NM when they bought the....
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Annexation of Texas
d)
Gadsden Purchase
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