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War and Expansion

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what was the population of California and New Mexico prior to the Mexican-American war?

a)

3,500 and 30,000

b)

100,000 and 1,000

c)

3,000 and 2,000

d)

1 million combined

2.

How did Mexico plan to grow the economy and population in Texas?

a)

by sending more Mexicans to Texas

b)

by selling Texas

c)

by renting Texan land

d)

by selling Texas to the U.S.

3.

Who rented land from Mexico?

a)

Stephan Austin

b)

Moses Austin

c)

john Austin

d)

Austin Stephen

4.

Why did Mexico break the contract with Austin?

a)

Mexico wanted to find a different renter

b)

Mexico didn't like Americans

c)

Mexico was angry that there were too many Americans bringing slaves into Texas

d)

Mexico never broke an agreement

5.

Who did Mexico send to Texas to restore order?

a)

General Polk

b)

General Hidalgo

c)

General Scott

d)

General De Santa Ana

6.

In which battle was Mexico successful, when fighting America?

a)

Battle of San Jacinto

b)

Battle of the Alamo

c)

Battle of El Rio Grande

d)

Battle of Mexico City

7.

Which battle determined a loss for Mexico and ultimately made Texas independent?

a)

Battle of El Rio Grande

b)

Battle of Mexico City

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Battle of San Jacinto

8.

Why didn't the U.S. annex Texas right away?

a)

Texas wanted to be a slave state and the U.S. didn't approve of slavery

b)

Texas never asked to be a part of the states.

c)

Texas wanted to be a slave state, adding another state would disrupt the balance of the senate.

d)

Texas wanted to be a no slave state and the U.S. demanded that they became a slave state.

9.

What president decided to take Texas into the U.S?

a)

President Polk

b)

President Jackson

c)

President Lincoln

d)

President Adams

10.

How did the U.S. keep the state balanced?

a)

the U.S. forged a contract with Britain and divided Oregon in the 49th parallel.

b)

the U.S. paid Oregon to become a free state

c)

The U.S. didn't bother to fix the problem

d)

the U.S. divided Texas to make it bot a slave and no slave state

11.

What other state did President Polk want to take from Mexico?

a)

Texas

b)

Oregon

c)

New York

d)

California

12.

What Treaty ended the Mexican-American war?

a)

the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

The treaty of Ghent

c)

The treaty of Versailles

d)

The treaty of Santa Ana

13.

What territories did the Mexico end up giving to the U.S.?

a)

New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California

b)

New Mexico, Texas, California, Colorado

c)

California and Oregon

d)

New Mexico, California and Oklahoma

14.

How much did they U.S. pay fro they territory they annexed?

a)

12 thousand

b)

one million

c)

15 million

d)

3 billion

15.

Why is Ms. Castillo such a cool teacher?

a)

she just is!

b)

ummmm....

c)

IDK

d)

She is funny

16.

Who were the Know-Nothings?

a)

people who helped immigrants

b)

Americans who liked Mexicans

c)

Anti-Catholics and anti-immigrants

d)

Anti-Mexicans