WorksheetsMexican American War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James K. Polk
2.
Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado
3.
The Mexican war ended in what year?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1851
4.
Which state was not gained by the U.S. as a result of the war?
a)
California
b)
Arkansas
c)
New Mexico
5.
The war came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of
a)
Mariano Vallejo
b)
Guadalupe Hidalgo
6.
The Mexican-American War cost the US how many lives and how much money?
a)
3,000 lives and $5 million
b)
5,000 lives and $3 million
c)
15,000 lives and $17 million
d)
17,000 lives and $15 million
7.
Mexico won the war.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which famous general led the Mexican Army?
a)
Santa Anna
b)
Students
c)
George Washington
d)
none of the above
9.
What purchase happened 5 years after the war that gave the southern border that Arizona has today?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
Oregon Territory
c)
The Gadsen Purchase
d)
The Republic of Texas
10.
What did President Polk first offer Mexico for the land west of Texas?
a)
40 million dollars
b)
15 million dollars
c)
17,000
d)
Land south of Arizona
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