WorksheetsU.S. Chapter 19 Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which presidential candidate had the slogan "fifty-four forty or fight!"
John Tyler
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
Ulysses S. Grant
When was the Oregon Treaty agreed to by the U.S. and Great Britain?
1846
1848
1850
1852
Mexico and the U.S. disagreed on the border between the two nations. The U.S. thought it was on the (a)
Mexico and the U.S. disagreed on the border between the two nations. Mexico thought it should be farther north on the (a)
Who was the American ambassador sent to Mexico in 1845 to offer $ to Mexico for the disputed areas of California, Texas, and New Mexico?
Zachary Tyler
Henry Clay
James Polk
John Slidell
How much money did the United States offer to pay Mexico for the disputed land of California, Texas, and New Mexico?
$10 million
$15 million
$23 million
$30 million
Why did Congress declare war with Mexico?
Because they wanted to gain Mexican land
Because Mexico supposedly attacked and killed American troops on American soil
Because Zachary Taylor was captured
Because the United States invaded Mexican territory
When did Anglos in California declare their independence from Mexico?
1844
1846
1848
1850
Which U.S. General marched his way through New Mexico and ended up in California?
Stephen Kearny
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
John Slidell
Which U.S. General marched his way through Mexico and occupied Mexico City?
Stephen Kearny
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
John Slidell
The Mexican-American War ended in 1848 when the two sides signed the Treaty of (a) .
When was gold found in California?
1847
1848
1849
1850
What law was passed in 1852 which made it too expensive for Chinese immigrants to mine for gold?
Gold Miner Tax
Immigrant Tax
Foreign Miners Tax
Boomtown Tax
When did California become a state?
1849
1848
1850
1851
When California was admitted to the Union, it became the (a) state.
