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Mexican American War

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What effect did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NOT have?

a)

the Southwest became part of the United States

b)

the Mexicans living in the United States became a part of it

c)

the United States protected the Native Americans living there

2.

Which president supported and endorsed Manifest Destiny?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James K Polk

d)

None of the above

3.

Manifest Destiny is the idea

a)

the United States should expand overseas

b)

the United States should stop taking Native American land

c)

the United States should expand coast to coast

4.

Mexico and the United States argued over the border of Texas. Mexico believed it was the Nueces River and the United States believed it was the

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Rio Grande River

d)

None of the above

5.

The early California settlers were known as

a)

Tejanos

b)

Emigrants

c)

Californios

d)

None of the above

6.

Zachary Taylor was an important U.S. general in the Mexican American War.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Winfield Scott was the leader of Mexico during the Mexican American War.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Treaty that ended the Mexican American War was

a)

The Treaty of Greenville

b)

The Treaty of Ghent

c)

The Treaty of Mexico City

d)

None of the above

9.

The United States government purchased a small plot of land including party of Arizona and New Mexico to build a railroad for 10 million dollars.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Mexican Cession was the land given to the United States by Mexico after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It included:

a)

Oregon and Texas

b)

California, Nevada, Utah, part of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming

c)

California, Florida, South Carolina, and Washington

d)

None of the above

11.

Some ways we see the cultures in the Southwest are in

a)

city names

b)

adobe housing

c)

both of the above

d)

neither of the above