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WorksheetsWar and Expansion
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 30mins
what was the population of California and New Mexico prior to the Mexican-American war?
3,500 and 30,000
100,000 and 1,000
3,000 and 2,000
1 million combined
How did Mexico plan to grow the economy and population in Texas?
by sending more Mexicans to Texas
by selling Texas
by renting Texan land
by selling Texas to the U.S.
Who rented land from Mexico?
Stephan Austin
Moses Austin
john Austin
Austin Stephen
Why did Mexico break the contract with Austin?
Mexico wanted to find a different renter
Mexico didn't like Americans
Mexico was angry that there were too many Americans bringing slaves into Texas
Mexico never broke an agreement
Who did Mexico send to Texas to restore order?
General Polk
General Hidalgo
General Scott
General De Santa Ana
In which battle was Mexico successful, when fighting America?
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of El Rio Grande
Battle of Mexico City
Which battle determined a loss for Mexico and ultimately made Texas independent?
Battle of El Rio Grande
Battle of Mexico City
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
Why didn't the U.S. annex Texas right away?
Texas wanted to be a slave state and the U.S. didn't approve of slavery
Texas never asked to be a part of the states.
Texas wanted to be a slave state, adding another state would disrupt the balance of the senate.
Texas wanted to be a no slave state and the U.S. demanded that they became a slave state.
What president decided to take Texas into the U.S?
President Polk
President Jackson
President Lincoln
President Adams
How did the U.S. keep the state balanced?
the U.S. forged a contract with Britain and divided Oregon in the 49th parallel.
the U.S. paid Oregon to become a free state
The U.S. didn't bother to fix the problem
the U.S. divided Texas to make it bot a slave and no slave state
What other state did President Polk want to take from Mexico?
Texas
Oregon
New York
California
What Treaty ended the Mexican-American war?
the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty of Ghent
The treaty of Versailles
The treaty of Santa Ana
What territories did the Mexico end up giving to the U.S.?
New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, California
New Mexico, Texas, California, Colorado
California and Oregon
New Mexico, California and Oklahoma
How much did they U.S. pay fro they territory they annexed?
12 thousand
one million
15 million
3 billion
Why is Ms. Castillo such a cool teacher?
she just is!
ummmm....
IDK
She is funny
Who were the Know-Nothings?
people who helped immigrants
Americans who liked Mexicans
Anti-Catholics and anti-immigrants
Anti-Mexicans
