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Mexican American War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Whose election pushed forward the Annexation of Texas?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
John Tyler
c)
James K. Polk
d)
William Henry Harrison
2.
Who was ordered to lead an army into the Nueces Strip?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
Winfield Scott
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Robert E. Lee
3.
Where was the first blood of the Mexican-American War spilled?
a)
Resaca de la Palma
b)
Rancho Carricitos
c)
Fort Texas
d)
Monterrey, Mexico
4.
Which was the first battle of the Mexican-American War?
a)
Cerro Gordo
b)
Resaca de la Palma
c)
Fort Brown
d)
Palo Alto
5.
Who said, "Mexico has …invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil"?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Windield Scott
d)
Abraham Lincoln
6.

The United States took on the (a)   (money owed) of Texas.

7.

A source of (a)   (disagreement), in our state is the policy of mask wearing.

8.

The idea that people thought it was their job to spread their way of life as far as they could was know as ______________.

a)

cession

b)

annexation

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

discord

9.

When the United States annexed Texas, Texas became the __________ state.

a)

14th

b)

1st

c)

20th

d)

28th

10.

The Mexican-American War ended with the signing of ______________________.

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

The Treaty of Ghent

d)

The Treaty of Taylor

11.

The United State agreed to pay Mexico ______________ for the Mexican Cession of 1848.

a)

15 million dollars

b)

15 thousand dollars

c)

nothing

d)

55% of its income

12.

After the Mexican-American War, people in both countries lived peacefully as neighbors.

a)

True

b)

False

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.
Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the war 
a)
President Polk
b)
Macys cat Oliver
c)
Thomas Jefferson 
d)
John Quincy Adams 
15.
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