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WorksheetsStudies Weekly: Week 20- The Mexican-American War
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Use the map to complete the sentence:
Mexico gave the U.S. land that would later become the state of California...
when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed.
during the annexation of Texas.
during the Gadsden Purchase.
at the battle at San Pasqual.
Use the picture to answer the question:
What did all three of these men have in common?
They all had strong viewpoints about the U.S. taking California.
They were soldiers in the Mexican-American War.
They helped write the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
All 3 of these are correct
The battles of the Mexican-American War were fought in _________________.
California
Texas
Mexico
All 3 of these are correct
Who was the U.S. General who took troops to occupy the area between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande River?
James Polk
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Zachary Taylor
Lansford Hastings
How much did the U.S. pay Mexico for the territory received?
$1 million
$5 million
$15 million
$25 million
None of these answers are correct
The article “Mexican-American War” states that the war was not as short as President Polk expected. What happened in California when more U.S. troops were sent?
Mexico did not send any troops.
American troops did not want to attack.
There were more American soldiers than Mexican soldiers.
Mexican leader, José Antonio Carrillo, swept in with soldiers and won.
What major disadvantage did Mexico face during the war?
Mexico could not support troops so far from home.
The Mexican army didn’t have enough soldiers to fight in California for long.
Americans didn’t have many soldiers.
Many troops from the United States came to fight the war.
The people who believed in Manifest Destiny believed that__________.
Mexico had the right to claim California.
the United States had the right to claim new lands.
people who owned land in California were allowed to keep it.
American Indians would receive land grants from the government.
One of the negative effects of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that it caused a war to break out in the United States. Which war was it?
The Mexican-American War
The Civil War
The War of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The War of 1812
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo promise to the Californios?
Select 2
Californios who owned land before the war could keep it.
Californios who owned ships could still sail them from the coast of California.
Californios automatically became citizens of the United States.
All Californios could vote and were allowed to keep their pets but not their children.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The belief that the United States has the right to claim new lands.
The belief that the United States can take whatever they want if no one else owns it.
The belief that the United States should own all of the land in the world.
The belief that the United States can own land and parts of the ocean.
How long did the Mexican-American war last?
20 weeks
20 days
2 years
20 months
