WorksheetsiCivics A Growing Nation: Mexican Cession
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
What was the concept of 'manifest destiny'?
The concept of isolationism for the United States
The belief that Mexico should expand its territory
The idea that the U.S. was meant to grow and spread its ideals of democracy and freedom
The idea that the U.S. should not interfere in other countries' affairs
Which European country originally colonized Mexico?
France
England
Portugal
Spain
What was the main reason for Mexico's anger towards the United States?
The U.S. declaration of war on Mexico
The U.S. violation of a treaty defining the boundary between the two nations
The U.S. refusal to negotiate a land deal
The annexation of Texas as a state
What was President Polk's approach after Mexico refused to sell land to the U.S.?
Violence
Diplomacy
Military aid
Economic sanctions
Which current states were included in the land cession from Mexico to the U.S.?
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin
Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah
What was the opposition's view of the Mexican-American War?
A gigantic crime
A necessary action for national security
A diplomatic success
A humanitarian intervention
What was the impact of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on Mexicans living in the ceded territory?
Allowed to return to Mexico with their properties
Forced to prove land ownership and many lost their homes and livelihoods
Given full citizenship and property rights
Provided with financial compensation for the land cession
Who was the President of Mexico during the Mexican-American War?
Vicente Fox
Benito Juárez
Porfirio Díaz
Antonio López de Santa Anna
What territory, prior to it's annexation, was a disputed land between Mexico and the United States?
Texas
Oregon
Florida
Louisiana
What river was considered by the United States to be the true border between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Missouri
Colorado
The Mexican Cession included which current U.S state?
California
Oregon
Washington
Florida
Who was President during the Mexican Cession?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Thomas Jefferson
True or False: Mexico agreed to sell the Mexican Cession territory peacefully.
True
False
What treaty ended the war, making Mexico give up half of it's territory?
Treaty of Ghent
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Treaty of Santa Anna
The United States made a land acquisition five years after the war ended. What do we call this event?
Louisiana Purchase
The Annexation of Texas
The Arizona Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase
What was the cause of the war between Mexico and the U.S.?
The U.S. did not want to annex Texas as a state
The U.S. sent troops to the Mexican border
A dispute over trade agreements
A disagreement over political ideologies
What is "manifest destiny?"
Antonio López de Santa Anna ruled Mexico eleven different times between 1833 and 1855
By the 1840s, hundreds of American settlers were headed west
The establishment of the Republic of Texas and later annexation of Texas by the United States
The idea that the country was meant to grow and spread its ideals of democracy and freedom
What was President Polk's goal?
To reduce the territory of the United States
To maintain the current territory of the United States
To expand the territory of the United States
To establish a monarchy in the United States
What treaty ended the War with Mexico?
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Gadsden
Oregon Treaty
What current U.S. states did the Mexican Cession of 1848 include?
California, New York, and Oregon
Massachusetts, New York, and Wyoming
Arizona, California, and New Mexico
Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho
