WorksheetsQuizizz: Republic to Mx/Am War
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of these are not a cause of the Mexican American War?
disputed border b/w MX and TX
annexation of Texas to U.S.
Mexico refuses to pay war reparations
Britain's alliance with Mexico
Which U.S. President was in office during the annexation of Texas?
John Tyler
Martin Van Buren
James K. Polk
William Harrison
President ________ ordered General _________ to occupy the land between the __________ and Rio Grande Rivers.
Polk, Taylor, Nueces
Tyler, Scott, Sabine
Polk, Scott, Nueces
Tyler, Taylor, Sabine
The Battle of _____________ happened in September 1847, resulting in the United States capturing Mexico City and bringing an end to the war.
Buena Vista
Palo Alto
Chapultepec Castle
Veracruz
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo proclaimed what? (select all that apply)
Mexico gave up all claims to Texas
The U.S. paid $15 million for the Mexican Cession
The U.S. paid $10 million for the Gadsden Purchase
The southern border of Texas would be the Rio Grande.
California is admitted to the U.S. as a free state, the slave trade in Washington D.C. is abolished, and Texas gives up claims to New Mexico- all of these happened under the:
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Compromise of 1850
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
The U.S paid $10 million to Mexico for land to build the Transcontinental Railroad on
Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
Compromise of 1850
Gadsden Purchase
The belief that the United States should spread across North America, from coast to coast.
republicanism
manifest destiny
popular sovereignty
colonization
The Texas state constitution provided for
3 separate branches of gov't
a unicameral legislature
a Governor and Supreme Court
a way to pay off Texas war debts
This principle of government allowed for new western territories to vote on whether they allowed slavery or not.
checks and balances
federalism
limited government
popular sovereignty
Separation of powers allows for which branches of government? (select all that apply)
Judicial
Legislative
Federal
Executive
The battle of Buena Vista:
A) made General Zachary Taylor a war hero
B) Santa Anna attacked Taylor's forces in Northern Mexico
C) was a Mexican victory
both A and B
both B and C
Which land purchase finalized the Southern border of the U.S.?
Mexican Cession
Texas Annexation
Gadsden Purchase
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Select all reasons that the U.S. was hesitant to annex Texas. (select all that apply)
the diffusion of Catholicism
slavery
Texas' debt
war with Mexico
disrupting trade with France
The Texas President that did not support annexation to the U.S. was
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
David G. Burnet
President Polk petitioned the U.S. Congress to declare war on Mexico. This is an example of which principle of government?
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
Congress has the power to impeach the President if he abuses his authority. This is an example of which principle of government?
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Republicanism
