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When did the Mexican-American War happen and who was the President at that time?
a) 1860-1865; President Lincoln
b) 1933-1945; Franklin D. Roosevelt
c) 1776-1783; George Washington
d) 1846-1848; James Polk
As a condition of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, what formed much of the U.S. border with Mexico?
a) Nueces River
b) Rio Grande River
c) Colorado River
d) Baja California
Which issue was a condition of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a) The Nueces River would be the official U.S./Mexican border
b) The United States gave up the territories of California, Arizona, and New Mexico to Mexico
c) Texas was officially finally recognized as independent from Mexico
d) All Native American land in the Americas was given to Mexico
When the independence of Texas was recognized by Mexico in the Treaty of Hidalgo, it also included parts of what other states?
a) Parts of North Dakota and South Dakota
b) Parts of California, Arizona, and New Mexico
c) Parts of Nebraska, Arkansas, and Louisiana
d) Parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming
As a condition of the Treaty of Guadalupe, Mexico ceded western lands that included parts of which current U.S. states?
a) California and New Mexico
b) All of California, Nevada, and Utah and parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming
c) Only Arizona and New Mexico
d) Oregon, Washington, and California
The United States attempted to buy land that would become what two states from Mexico in 1845, but Mexico refused to sell?
a) California and New Mexico
b) Nevada and California
c) Colorado and Wyoming
d) Arizona and Utah
One of the reasons for the start of the Mexican-American War was a dispute over what issue?
a) The United States wanted water rights to the Gulf of Mexico, but Mexico refused
b) The United States wanted to end all tariffs on trade with Mexico
c) The United States had accidentally killed a Mexican diplomat named Pancho Villa because they thought he was a spy
d) The U.S. believed that the US/Mexico border was set at the Rio Grande River, but Mexico claimed it was at the Nueces River
What is the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War?
a) Treaty of Versailles
b) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c) Treaty of Garbanzo Veracruz
d) Treaty of Baja California
What role did Manifest Destiny play in the United States acquiring western lands occupied by Mexico?
a) The United States were kind to all Native Americans and worked with Mexico to give them new land
b) The United States had a policy that they would not go to war with Mexico over new lands and negotiated gaining them instead
c) Since the United States believed that it was their right to expand their territory, they took them over by force from Mexico
d) The United States fought Mexico in court for these lands and won them
What is Manifest Destiny?
a) The belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and in
b) The belief that United States citizens should not pay taxes
c) Trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico that eliminated all tariffs
d) Belief that the United States should give back all land taken from the Native Americans
Why wasn't Texas officially recognized as a state by the United States government in 1836?
a) Texans wanted to actually rejoin Mexico and they argued with the U.S. government about it
b) There was disagreement over whether it should be a slave state or not, and a few other factors also contributed
c) Texas was blocked from becoming a state by French forces
d) Texas went to war against the United States government and tried to take over Oklahoma
After the Battle At The Alamo, what was the rally cry of soldiers seeking to avenge their deaths?
a) Love Is A Battlefield
b) Remember The Alamo
c) I'm Gonna Git Ya
d) Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool me twice, Shame on me.
What was the name of the Battle that General Santa Anna was defeated?
a) Battle of San Antonio
b) Battle of San Juan
c) Battle of San Jacinto
d) Battle of Rio Grande
After the Battle At The Alamo, how long did it take American troops to defeat Santa Anna and his army?
a) 2 Years
b) 8 Days
c) 4 Months
d) 6 Weeks
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