WorksheetsMexican-American War
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Texas joined the United States as the 28th state in the year
a)
1836
b)
1845
c)
1718
d)
1824
2.
All were impacts of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT
a)
It gave the US its manifest destiny
b)
It became a training ground forthe future Civil War generals
c)
It united America
d)
Forced decisions about new lands being free or slave states
3.
Texas joined the United States through a process called
a)
expedition
b)
veto
c)
annexation
d)
joint resolution
4.
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
5.
Which of these was NOT a cause for the Mexican American War
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Texas/Mexico Border
d)
Personal grudge held by President Polk
6.
What year did the Mexican American war begin?
a)
1946
b)
1746
c)
1846
d)
2046
7.
Where did the war start?
a)
Nueces river
b)
In a galaxy far far away
c)
Modern day Mexican border
d)
Rio Grande
8.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
9.
What year was Texas annexed into the U.S?
a)
1836
b)
1845
c)
1832
d)
1829
10.
Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.
a)
it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
b)
it could lead to war with Spain
c)
it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery
d)
it would interfere with Manifest Destiny
11.
Which river marks the border between Mexico and the US?
a)
The Rio Grande
b)
The Nueces River
c)
The border is not marked by a river
d)
The Red River
12.
Mexico thought the border between the United States and Mexico was along the __________.
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande River
13.
Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?
a)
He wanted to expand the US
b)
The land had good resources
c)
He needed room to build a mansion for his cats
d)
To get Shrek'd
14.
What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Land Speculator
c)
Decree
d)
Ordinance
15.
U.S. citizens believed it was their God-Given fate to travel westward, which they titled what?
a)
American Expansion
b)
Westward Ho!
c)
Manifest Destiny
16.
Which event happened in 1846?
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
c)
Start of the American Civil War
d)
U.S. declares war on Mexico
17.
Place the following events in sequence, from left to right: A) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; B) Battle of the Alamo; C) Texas becomes a U.S. state
a)
A,C,B
b)
B,C,A
c)
C,B,A
d)
B,A,C
18.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between
a)
Nueces River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
19.
The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Gadsen Purchase
20.
California, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah,and Nevada were some of the states that were formed by what land given up by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
The Treaty Velasco
b)
The Annexation of Texas
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
The Joint Resolution
21.
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
22.
Who would have said this?
"We must maintain peace with our Indian Neigbors?"
"We must maintain peace with our Indian Neigbors?"
a)
Mirabeau Lamar
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Anson Jones
23.
Who was the first, elected-by-the-people, president of the Republic of Texas?
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
David G. Burnett
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Anson Jones
24.
What was Houston's solution to the problems the Republic was facing?
a)
War with Mexico
b)
Annexation into the US
c)
Ignore all problems until they resolve themselves
d)
War with the US
25.
Which of the following was NOT a problem Houston encountered during his first term as president?
a)
Debt (over $1,000,000)
b)
Mexican refusal to accept TX independence
c)
Threats from Native Americans
d)
Cholera epidemic
26.
What group of men did Houston call upon to help patrol the frontier areas of Texas in order to help both the Native American and Texan citizens?
a)
Army of the People
b)
Soldiers from the Battle of San Jacinto
c)
Texas Rangers
d)
militias from various TX towns
27.
Who became president of Texas after Houston's first term ended?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Anson Jones
c)
Mirabeau B. Lamar
d)
Stephen F. Austin
28.
Which Texas President was against the annexation of Texas to the United States?
a)
b)
c)
29.
This President of Texas wanted to create a public school system and university.
a)
Lamar
b)
Houston
c)
Fickel
d)
Willis
30.
Opposed annexation;
prefer to stay independent
a)
Jones
b)
c)
Lamar
d)
Houston
31.
What was Mirabeau Lamar's major contribution as President of the Republic of Texas?
a)
Developing an educational system in Texas
b)
Establishing the Texas Rangers
c)
Annexing Texas into the United States
32.
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
To end the war between Texas and Santa Anna's army
b)
To end the war between United States and Mexico
c)
To attain the eastern part of the United States
33.
What were two of the major reasons why the United States did not want to annex Texas into the U.S?
a)
A war with Mexico could occur and slavery
b)
debt and no resources in Texas
c)
slavery and certain individual rights were not given
34.
Who served as the last President of the Republic of Texas?
a)
Anson Jones
b)
Sam Houston
c)
Mirabeau Lamar
35.
What were the two issues Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar strongly disagreed on?
a)
Relationships with Texas Indians and annexation into the U.S
b)
Educational system and establishment of the Texas Rangers
c)
Debt and the use of resources in west Texas
36.
When Texas was annexed into the U.S, was it an anti-slavery state or pro-slavery state or both?
a)
Anti-slavery
b)
Pro-slavery
c)
They believed in both
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