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What action did President Polk take that resulted in the war between the United States and Mexico?
a) He sent General Zachary Taylor to claim an area of disputed land for the United States.
b) He ordered troops to invade Mexico and capture Vera Cruz and Mexico City.
c) He refused to return Mexican land that had been turned over by Santa Anna.
d) He tricked General Santa Anna into bringing troops across the U.S. border.
Which was not part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War in 1848?
a) The United States received California.
b) The United States received New Mexico
c) Mexico received $15 million.
d) The Nueces River became the border between Mexico and Texas.
What brought thousands of people to California in 1848-1849?
a) free land
b) the discovery of gold
c) war with Spain
d) religious missions
Which was not a result of the rush to find gold in California?
a) scarce food supplies
b) widespread disease
c) diverse population
d) riches for most
Which trail ran from Missouri across the Great Plains, over the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Northwest?
a) The Santa Fe Trail
b) The Colorado River
c) The Oregon Trail
d) The Platte River
Which modern day states were territories ceded to the United States as part of the Mexican-American War?
a) Texas and Washington
b) Oregon and Minnesota
c) New Mexico and California
d) Texas and Nebraska
Which territory was settled with the help of mountain men, fur trappers, and missionaries?
a) Texas
b) California
c) Oregon
d) Minnesota
President James K. Polk fulfilled a significant campaign promise during his presidency. What was that promise?
a) securing extended rights for women
b) expanding the size of the United States
c) achieving peace with Mexico
d) reducing the number of slave states
What role did Stephen Austin play in the settlement of Texas by American colonists?
a) He defeated Santa Anna's army, making it safe for colonists in the region.
b) He convinced American colonists in Texas to declare their independence from Mexico.
c) He received a large land grant and brought in 300 American families to settle in the region.
d) He helped the Mexican government win their independence from Spain.
What effect did abolishing slavery and the restriction of immigration to Texas from the United States by the Mexican government have?
a) Delegates from different parts of Texas met and declared their independence from Mexico.
b) Texas requested to be admitted into the Union, but the United States refused to annex the territory.
c) Tensions between Mexico and the American colonists increased, eventually leading to open rebellion.
d) The United States sent troops south of the Rio Grande, provoking Mexico to declare war on the United States.
Why were most Northerners opposed to the annexation of Texas?
a) They were concerned that Texas would become an industrial rival.
b) They did not want another slaveholding state admitted to the Union.
c) They believed that Texas would draw their labor force away from the North.
d) They believed that Texas would draw their labor force away from the North.
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