WorksheetsManifest Destiny and The US/Mexican War
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins
In what year did the U.S. annex Texas?
1848
1845
1846
1836
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
Manifest destiny
Great Awakening
Monroe Doctrine
Louisiana Purchase
Who did the Americans believed gave them the right to settle the entire continent taking land from Mexico and Native Americans?
God
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson
Chief Joseph
Why did the United States want Texas?
To expand slavery
Because it would be a very big state
For the oil
To keep it from Mexico
The war ended with 2 sides signing a treaty which took away half of Mexico's land. What was the name of the treaty?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Nantes
Treaty of Paris
Olive Branch Petition
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
California's rebellion
the Battle of Buena Vista
a border dispute in Texas
a US invasion of Mexico City
The purchase of Louisiana
was a costly mistake
doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River
was opposed by western farmers
led to war with Great Britain
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Great Lakes
Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?
Texas Annexation
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Oregon Territory
To take over territory and incorporate it into another political entity
cede
annexation
treaty
war
“Mr. Manifest Destiny”; added more territory to the United States than any other President.
Polk
Jackson
Washington
Adams
The U.S. annexed the this place in 1845, eventually causing the Mexican-American War. Letter C on the map.
Missouri
Oregon
Republic of Texas
California
When the United States annexed Texas, Texas became the __________ state.
14th
2nd
20th
28th
The United State agreed to pay Mexico ______________ for the Mexican Cession of 1848.
15 million dollars
nothing
15 thousand dollars
55% of its income
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
All of these answers are correct
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
Mexico considered the southern boundary of Texas to be the _____ River while Texas maintained the border was at the Rio Grande.
Brazos
Colorado
Nueces
Guadalupe
Which river did the United States say the U.S.- Mexican border should be?
Rio Grande
Guadalupe River
Nueces River
Sabine River
Which is the correct order that shows the ownership of Texas?
1. Mexico
2. Spain
3. independent Texas
4. US
1. US
2. independent Texas
3. Spain
4. Mexico
1. independent Texas
2. Mexico
3. US
4. Spain
1. Spain
2. Mexico
3. independent Texas
4. US
