WorksheetsMexican-American War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
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.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between
a)
Nueces River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
3.
Texas joined the United States through a process called
a)
expedition
b)
veto
c)
annexation
d)
joint resolution
4.
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
5.
What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Land Speculator
c)
Decree
d)
Ordinance
6.
What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to
a)
Texas American war
b)
Mexican Revolu
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
Indian War
7.
What was the name of the land sale that moved the Mexican-American border to where it is today?
a)
Gasden Purchase
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Jakku Purchase
d)
Mexican Purchase
8.
The Mexican war ended in what year?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1851
9.
What year did the Mexican American war begin?
a)
1946
b)
1746
c)
1846
d)
2046
10.
_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Providence
b)
The Spoils System
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Destiny of the USA
11.
Which of the following Ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its north territory to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
New Mexico and Arizona Purchase
d)
Guadalupe Purchase
12.
54'40 or fight! F was given to the United States after Great Britain compromised
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Oregon Territory
c)
Texas
d)
Mexican Cession
13.
C doubled the size of the United States in 1803.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Texas Annexation
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Louisiana Purchase
14.
H was bought by the United States in an effort to expand the Transcontinental Railroad.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Adams-Onis Treaty
15.
D was acquired by the United States through the Adams-Onis Treaty.
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Territory
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