WorksheetsMarking Period Benchmark Study Guide Part 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the name of the Afro-Mexican president that freed Mexico from Spanish rule?
Vladimir Guerrero
Vicenete Guerrero
Barrack Obama
Bill Clinton
How were Afro-Mexican women treated during Spanish rule?
They were the upper class
Poorly
They were the middle class
They were treated equally
Who did Vicente Guerrero fight for in Mexican society? What two oppressed groups?
The Poor
Afro-Mexicans
Irish immigrants
Both A and B
What did Vicente abolish in Mexican society as president?
Taxes
Slavery
American immigration
Native Americans
What southwestern territory did American settlers begin moving to in the early 1820s?
Texas
New Jersey
Maine
Florida
Who controlled Mexico before 1821?
Albanians
Spain
England
Portugal
320 defended this building to their death. This building is...
The Alamo
Fort Knox
Fort McHenry
The Capital Building
Why did the US not want to admit Texas a state?
Because they feared it would anger England
Because they feared it would anger Mexico
Because it would make the total number of states in the union too high
All the above
What was the river that was the traditional southern border between Mexico and Texas?
The Rio Grande
The Nueces River
The Gulf of Mexico
The Pacific Ocean
What river does America think the border between Texas and Mexico is prior to the Mexican-American War?
The Snake River
The Nueces River
The Rio Grande
The Gulf of Mexico
What does the RED area represent in the map below?
Mexican Land
American Land
Land the America think belongs to them, as does Mexico
Red land
What is US president James K. Polk a believer in?
America first
Manifest Destiny
War
That certain political parties cause economic troubles
Where did Mexican soldiers fire at American soldiers between?
Under the Rio Grande
Above the Nueces River
Between the Rio Grande and Nueces River
All the above
Where did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo draw the border of Texas and Mexico at?
At the Nueces river
Between the Rio Grande and Gila river
At El Salvador
At Peru
What present day states did Mexico's northern territories include?
Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada and Utah
Just California
Texas
Nevada
How many southwest states are show in the picture?
2
3
4
7
What country does Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona border?
Canada
Mexico
Turkey
Cuba
What Gulf surrounds Mexico?
The Volkswagen Golf
The Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of New Jersey
All the above
What was Texas territory to serve as a buffer from for Spain?
From hostile Native Americans
From friendly Native Americans
From Russian invasion
All the above
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
The Capital Treaty
The Treaty to end all treaties
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
