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WorksheetsMexican-American War Part 2
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
When the Mexican-American War started Polk had a war plan which had how many parts?
Two
Three
Four
Five
What was the first goal?
Take over the disputed border in Texas
Take over Mexico City (Capital of Mexico)
Take over New Mexico & California
Pay Mexico money for land
Who accomplished the first goal of capturing the Texas border?
General Andrew Jackson
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Zachary Taylor
Stephen F. Austin
What was the second goal?
Take Mexico City, the capital of Mexico
Drive Mexican forces out of the disputed border
To capture New Mexico and California
Who accomplished the second goal of capturing New Mexico and California?
General Sam Houston
General George Washington
General Zachary Taylor
General Stephen Watts Kearny
In June 1846, a small group of Americans took over the town of Sonoma north of San Francisco. What did they call their new country?
The Republic of Oregon
The Republic of Texas
The Bear Flag Republic
The Republic of California
Eventually the United States Navy invaded the ports of California. Who was the person in charge of these invasions?
General Zachary Taylor
Commodore John Sloat
General Sam Houston
James K. Polk
What was the third goal?
Capturing San Antonio
Capturing San Francisco
Capturing Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico
Capturing Mexico City, the capital of Mexico
Who accomplished the third and final goal?
General Santa Anna
General Zachary Taylor
General Winfield Scott
General Andrew Jackson
When Mexico City was captured, the Mexican government surrendered and they were also forced to surrender...
1/2 of their territory
All of their territory
1/4 of their territory
1/3 of their territory
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Adams-Onis Treaty
Mexico gave up Texas and agreed to WHAT as the border between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Nueces River
Mississippi River
Colorado River
What was it called when the United States payed $15 million to Mexico for California and New Mexico?
Mexican Payment
Mexican Cession
Mexico Leaving
Bribery
The United States paid Mexico $10 million for a strip of land along the southern edge of present-day Arizona and New Mexico. It was called what?
California Purchase
Oregon Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
After the Gadsden Purchase, how big was the United States?
1/4 its present day size
1/2 its present day size
Present day size
1/3 its present day size
After the war what made people start to move to the newly acquired land?
Regular rocks
Silver
Gold
Bronze
