Texas -- Mexican American War and Annexation

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In what year did the U.S. declare war on Mexico?

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1846

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Who was US president during the Mexican-American War?

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James Polk

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Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war? Options: All of these answers are correct, The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary, America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny, The U.S. recently annexed Texas

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All of these answers are correct

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What word means "the belief in the God given right to move West"?

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Manifest Destiny

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What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to? Options: Texas American war, Mexican Revolu, Mexican-American War, Indian War

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Mexican-American War

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Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?

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The Mexican Cession

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Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.

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it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery

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Which of the following was when Mexico gave its provinces of California and New Mexico up to the United States? Options: Gadsden Purchase, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexican Cession, None of the above

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Mexican Cession

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_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

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Manifest Destiny

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What was the finding of Gold called in California?

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Gold Rush