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War With Mexico

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1845 what state was added to the United States as a slave state?
a)
Texas
b)
Missouri
c)
California
d)
Utah
2.
Who led the United States forces in New Mexico and won New Mexico without firing a shot?
a)
John Slidell
b)
Stephen Kearney
c)
John C. Freemont
d)
Zachary Taylor
3.
The USA offered $25 million for Texas California and New Mexico; who did President Polk send to negotiate the deal?
a)
John Slidell
b)
Stephen Kearney
c)
John C. Freemont
d)
Zachary Taylor
4.
Who led the United States forces against Mexico
a)
John Slidell
b)
Stephen Kearney
c)
John C. Freemont
d)
Zachary Taylor
5.
On April 25, 1846, Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande and surprised which troops and killed 16 of them?
a)
French
b)
Mexican
c)
American
d)
Spanish
6.
Which future President was opposed to war with Mexico?
a)
Donald Trump
b)
James K. Polk
c)
Zachary Taylor
d)
Abraham Lincoln
7.
In September 1847, what Mexican city fell ending the Mexican American War?
a)
Chapultepec
b)
Buena Vista
c)
Mexico City
d)
Monterrey
8.
What treaty ended the Mexican American war?
a)
The Adams-Olness Treaty
b)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
The Treaty of Paris
d)
The NATO Treaty
9.
As a part of the end of the Mexican American War which concession was NOT one of them?
a)
Texas becomes part of the United States.
b)
The Rio Grande becomes the border between Mexico and Texas.
c)
Mexico cedes the lands of California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming.
d)
Mexico got to keep Texas.
10.

____________ started the War with Mexico.

a)

Mexico

b)

United States

11.

The idea that the United States must expand West

a)

The War of 1812

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

The Gold Rush

d)

Impressment

12.

The U.S. claimed that the boarder of Texas was at the

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Nueces River

d)

Los Angeles River

13.

This treaty added land that makes up present-day California and New Mexico.

a)

Treaty of California

b)

Treaty of New Mexico

c)

Treaty of the Rio Grande

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

14.
The United States went to war with Mexico shortly after
a)
the Civil War
b)
gold was discovered in California
c)
acquiring the Louisiana Purchase from France
d)
Texas became part of the United States
15.

The war between Mexico and the United States began

a)

after President Polk refused to sell California to Mexico

b)

because of a disagreement of a border between the countries

c)

after gold was discovered in California

d)

because the two nations disagreed over the boundary of the Oregon Territory

16.

The US bought and split the purchased land into states. Which one was NOT purchased from Mexico?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Utah

c)

Oregon

d)

California

17.

Dates of the War with Mexico (EXTRA CREDIT for correctly labeling any other date with the right history event)

a)

1830-1836

b)

1829-1837

c)

1810-1863

d)

1846-1848

18.

President James Polk wanted to include which state into the United States?

a)

Texas

b)

Arizona

c)

New Mexico

d)

California

19.

Why couldn't Polk start the war with Mexico right away?

a)

He needed an excuse to justify war because Mexico had not done anything against the United States

b)

Mexico was ready to fight and would not back down that easily.

c)

The United States Army was too busy fighting the Native Americans in other territories.

20.

Is it Friday?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.
Which of the following events led to the war with Mexico?
a)
U.S. General Stephen Kearny left Kansas with orders to occupy New Mexico.
b)
American settlers in northern California staged a revolt and declared independence.
c)
The U.S. navy stopped all trade ships entering and leaving the Gulf of Mexico.
d)
President Polk ordered Zachary Taylor to station troops along the Rio Grande.
22.
Which of the following was an effect of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
Texas became an independent republic.
b)
The United States protected the rights of Native Americans living in the Mexican cession.
c)
The Mexicans living in the United States became a majority.
d)
The Rio Grande was recognized as the U.S.-Mexico border.
23.
Which statement BEST describes the aftermath of the Mexican-American War?
a)
Southerners feared that the British might intervene with the acquisition of Mexican territories
b)
Mexicans were forced to pay a large sum of money for damages caused by the war
c)
Mexicans fought the United States in response to the annexation of California
d)
Northerners feared that admission of new slave states would tip the balance of power in the Senate
24.

This President tried to buy California and New Mexico twice

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

James K. Polk

d)

John Quincy Adams

25.

Opponents to the War with Mexico were mostly people in the

a)

South

b)

West

c)

Midwest

d)

Northeast

26.

The strategy of the United States used to defeat Mexico was to

a)

invade Mexico from two directions

b)

form a naval blockade around Mexico

c)

overthrow Mexico's government

d)

boycott Mexican-made goods

27.

The land the United States gained form Mexico following the War with Mexico was called the

a)

Chapultepec

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Purchase

28.
Who was the representative from Illinois who questioned the truthfulness of Polk's claim about being attacked unfairly by Mexico?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Winfield Scott
d)
John Fremont
29.
What war did the United States finally accomplish its Manifest Destiny expansion
a)
Spanish-American War
b)
The Civil War
c)
Texas Revolution
d)
Mexican-American War
30.
____________ was a general for the United States army and was famous for his victory at Mexico City.
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
c)
Winfield Scott
d)
Zachary Taylor
31.

Who was the General of the Mexican Army?

a)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Claus

b)

Juan de Santa Anna

c)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

32.
What is the territory the U.S. acquired in 1848 identified in the picture? 
a)
Florida Purchase
b)
Thirteen Colonies
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon County
33.
The last major battle in the war, the Battle of _____, was fought at a hilltop fort that was the last stronghold protecting Mexico City.
a)
Chapultepec Castle 
b)
Cerro Gordo 
c)
Palo Alto 
d)
Resaca de la Palma
34.
In the treaty, Mexico surrendered the area called _____, which included all of the modern states of California, Nevada, and Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming
a)
the Disputed Territories
b)
the Mexican Cession
c)
New Spain
d)
the Spanish Homelands
35.
The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James K. Polk
36.
Texas joined the United States through a process called
a)
expedition
b)
veto
c)
annexation
d)
joint resolution
37.
What area is this?
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty, Florida - 1818
b)
Webster Ashburton Treaty with England - 1842
c)
Louisiana Purchase - 1803
d)
Oregon Territory - 1846
38.

The war with Mexico......

a)

1844-1846

b)

1846-1848

c)

1840-1842

d)

1776-1783

39.

As a result of the war with Mexico the United States acquired ……..

a)

100,000 square miles of territory

b)

200,000 square miles of territory

c)

500,000 square miles of territory

d)

600,000 square miles of territory

40.

The President sent this man on a secret mission to Mexico to negotiate the sale of California...and other things

a)

John Adams

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

John Slidell

d)

I love my job

41.

This was the main reason given by the United States to go to war with Mexico.

a)

"Remember the Maine"

b)

"American Blood on American Soil"

c)

"Remember the Alamo"

d)

"On to California"

42.

I was President of Mexico at the beginning of the Mexican-American War.

a)

Santa Anna

b)

José Joaquín Herrera,

c)

Jose Hernandez

d)

Francisco Coronondo

43.

This political party was opposed to the war with Mexico.

a)

Whigs

b)

Republicans

c)

Democrats

d)

Socialists

44.

This political party/group was for the war with Mexico because of the opportunity to increase and expand slavery.

a)

Southern Democrats

b)

Northern Democrats

c)

Whigs

d)

Democratic-Republicans

e)

Southern republicans

45.

In January 1847 the United States House of Representatives votes to "censure" this man for unnecessarily and unconstitutionally causing a war with Mexico

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Winfield Scott

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

James K. Polk

46.

I introduced 8 "spot resolutions" because I thought the war with Mexico was illegal. ( I wanted an investigation on the reasons for war)

a)

James K Polk

b)

John Slidell

c)

Jerome Kearny

d)

Abraham Lincoln

47.

I think that slavery should be illegal and removed from the United States. 1776-1865

a)

Abolitionist

b)

Retroactivist

c)

Copperhead

d)

Nativist

48.

I was against slavery and against the war with Mexico. I was put in jail because I refused to pay my taxes and support the war. I wrote and essay called "Civil Disobedience". Martin Luther King read it and liked it.

a)

Henry David Thoreau

b)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

c)

Herman Melville

d)

James Merryweather

49.

1500 American soldiers died in battle during the war with Mexico. Another 8500 soldiers died in what way?

a)

Yellow fever and other diseases

b)

The flu virus

c)

The sinking of 7 American ships in Veracruz Bay

d)

starvation

50.

This American signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo for the United States.

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Nicholas Trist

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Andrew Jackson

51.

This law never was passed by Congress. It was an attempt by the Republicans to ban slavery in any territory obtained during the war with Mexico.

a)

Gadsden Treaty

b)

Wilmont Proviso

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

I love my job

52.

The war with Mexico will create a great division within the United States. 13 years after the war is over what event happens?

a)

Civil War

b)

California becomes a state

c)

Texas becomes the 28th state

d)

The Trail of Tears

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