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Mexican American War Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What U.S. general led the American Army against Mexico and later became the 12th President of the United States?

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Millard Fillmore

d)

John Tyler

2.

When was the Mexican American War Fought?

a)

1802-1804

b)

1812-1846

c)

1846-1848

d)

1865-1871

3.

What is the 1845 inclusion of Texas into the U.S. known as?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Texas Cession

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Mexican Annexation

4.

Who was the 11th President of the U.S. That requested of congress to declare war on Mexico in a dispute over Texas?

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Milliard Fillmore

d)

John Tyler

5.

What is the belief that the United States should own all the land between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Colonialism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Manifest Destiny

6.

What name was given to the rebellion by settlers in California to gain independence from Mexico?

a)

Bear Flag Revolt

b)

Battle of Palo Alto

c)

Shay's Rebellion

d)

Texas Revolution

7.

What region did Mexico give to the U.S. In 1848?

a)

Texas Cession

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Mexican Annexation

8.

What philosopher and poet thought the war was morally wrong and opposed it by refusing to pay a poll tax?

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

c)

Henry David Thoreau

d)

Chris McCandless

9.

What name was given to the rebellion of U.S. Colonists and Texas Mexicans against the government of Mexico?

a)

Bear Flag Revolt

b)

Battle of Paolo Alto

c)

Shay's Rebellion

d)

Texas Revolution

10.

What accomplished U.S. general, known as “Old Fuss and Feathers,” won many battles during the war?

a)

Franklin Pierce

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Stephen Kearny

11.

What former president of Mexico declared himself president again and unsuccessfully tried to fight off the U.S.?

a)

Mariano Arista

b)

Pedro de Ampudia

c)

Jose Flores

d)

Santa Anna

12.

What proposed American law would have outlawed slavery in any U.S. Territory gained during the war?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Wilmot Proviso

c)

Calhoun Resolutions

d)

Compromise of 2850

13.

What U.S. army officer conquered New Mexico and helped win California during the war?

a)

Stephen W. Kearny

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Franklin Pierce

14.

What river did the U.S. feel was the boundary to Texas and Mexico?

a)

Red River

b)

Rio Grande River

c)

Nueces River

d)

Guadalupe River

15.

What land did the U.S. buy from Mexico to build a railroad?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Texas Annexation

c)

Gadsen Purchase

d)

Mexico Purchase

16.

What trusted junior officer of Winfield Scott later became general of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?

a)

Stephen W. Kearny

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

John C. Fremont

d)

Franlkin Pierce

17.

What explorer and U.S. Army major took control of California in 1846 and was convicted for mutiny?

a)

Stephen W. Kearny

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

John C. Fremont

d)

Franklin Pierce

18.

What treaty ended the war and gave the U.S. Texas, California, most of Arizona, and New Mexico for $15 million?

a)

Velasco Treaty

b)

Monterrey Treaty

c)

Guadalajara Treaty

d)

Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty