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Marking Period Benchmark Study Guide Part 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the Afro-Mexican president that freed Mexico from Spanish rule?

a)

Vladimir Guerrero

b)

Vicenete Guerrero

c)

Barrack Obama

d)

Bill Clinton

2.

How were Afro-Mexican women treated during Spanish rule?

a)

They were the upper class

b)

Poorly

c)

They were the middle class

d)

They were treated equally

3.

Who did Vicente Guerrero fight for in Mexican society? What two oppressed groups?

a)

The Poor

b)

Afro-Mexicans

c)

Irish immigrants

d)

Both A and B

4.

What did Vicente abolish in Mexican society as president?

a)

Taxes

b)

Slavery

c)

American immigration

d)

Native Americans

5.

What southwestern territory did American settlers begin moving to in the early 1820s?

a)

Texas

b)

New Jersey

c)

Maine

d)

Florida

6.

Who controlled Mexico before 1821?

a)

Albanians

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Portugal

7.

320 defended this building to their death. This building is...

a)

The Alamo

b)

Fort Knox

c)

Fort McHenry

d)

The Capital Building

8.

Why did the US not want to admit Texas a state?

a)

Because they feared it would anger England

b)

Because they feared it would anger Mexico

c)

Because it would make the total number of states in the union too high

d)

All the above

9.

What was the river that was the traditional southern border between Mexico and Texas?

a)

The Rio Grande

b)

The Nueces River

c)

The Gulf of Mexico

d)

The Pacific Ocean

10.

What river does America think the border between Texas and Mexico is prior to the Mexican-American War?

a)

The Snake River

b)

The Nueces River

c)

The Rio Grande

d)

The Gulf of Mexico

11.

What does the RED area represent in the map below?

a)

Mexican Land

b)

American Land

c)

Land the America think belongs to them, as does Mexico

d)

Red land

12.

What is US president James K. Polk a believer in?

a)

America first

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

War

d)

That certain political parties cause economic troubles

13.

Where did Mexican soldiers fire at American soldiers between?

a)

Under the Rio Grande

b)

Above the Nueces River

c)

Between the Rio Grande and Nueces River

d)

All the above

14.

Where did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo draw the border of Texas and Mexico at?

a)

At the Nueces river

b)

Between the Rio Grande and Gila river

c)

At El Salvador

d)

At Peru

15.

What present day states did Mexico's northern territories include?

a)

Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada and Utah

b)

Just California

c)

Texas

d)

Nevada

16.

How many southwest states are show in the picture?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

17.

What country does Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Turkey

d)

Cuba

18.

What Gulf surrounds Mexico?

a)

The Volkswagen Golf

b)

The Gulf of Mexico

c)

The Gulf of New Jersey

d)

All the above

19.

What was Texas territory to serve as a buffer from for Spain?

a)

From hostile Native Americans

b)

From friendly Native Americans

c)

From Russian invasion

d)

All the above

20.

What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?

a)

The Capital Treaty

b)

The Treaty to end all treaties

c)

The Treaty of Paris

d)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo