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The Mexican War / The Compromise Of 1850. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The Mexican War began as soon as the U.S. annexed:
a) Texas
b) California
c) Arkansas
d) Nevada

When Texas was annexed by the U.S., Mexico believed the border with Texas should be at:
a) the Nueces River
b) the Rio Grande
c) ###
d) ####

Before the Mexican War, the U.S. claimed the border between Texas and Mexico was at:
a) the Rio Grande
b) the Nueces River
c) ###
d) ####

Which American general, and future American president, led forces during the Mexican War?
a) Zachary Taylor
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Andrew Jackson
d) James Buchanan

Which peace treaty ended the Mexican War?
a) The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
b) The 1783 Treaty of Paris
c) The Treaty of Ghent
d) ####

As part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo:
a) Mexico ceded land that eventually became 7 U.S. states
b) Texas was returned to Mexico
c) Mexico paid $100,000,000 to the U.S.
d) the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico was established at the Nueces River

The Wilmot Proviso:
a) passed the House... but, it did not pass the Senate
b) passed both houses of Congress
c) solved the issue of sectionalism
d) ####

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo led to an increase in:
a) sectionalism
b) slavery in the U.S.
c) ###
d) ####

California quickly went from ta territory to applying for statehood... due to:
a) the discovery of gold
b) the completion of the Oregon Trail
c) the Wilmot Proviso
d) the election of James K. Polk

As California applied for statehood, it wanted to be:
a) a free state
b) a slave state
c) ###
d) ####

Which compromise allowed California to become a free state?
a) The Compromise of 1850
b) The Great Compromise
c) The 3/5 Compromise
d) The Missouri Compromise

How were runaway slaves handled due to the Compromise of 1850?
a) They must be returned to their owners.
b) They were allowed to stay in the North.
c) They could apply for refugee status.
d) ####

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