Mexican American War

Which event ended the Mexican-American War?

• Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Treaty of Velasco

This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• George Washington

Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?

• He wanted to expand the US

• The land had good resources

• He needed room to build a mansion for his cats

• To punish the Mexicans

Who was the president for the U.S during the time of the Mexican American War?

• James Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Quincy Adams

Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?

• 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

Results of the U.S. Mexican War

-The US will pay $15 million dollars to Mexico for the land.

-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?

• Treaty of Paris

• Adams-Onis Treaty

• Treaty of Jefferson

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

True or False- Mexico originally wanted the border between Mexico and the US to be the Rio Grande River. 

• True- But the US wanted it to be the Nueces River
• False- Mexico wanted it to be the Nueces River

"American blood has been shed on American soil" was used by President Polk to...

• to fulfill Manifest Destiny
• to change the borders between Texas and Mexico
• to get congress to declare war on Mexico
• to negotiate price for the Mexican Cession

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

• it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery

• it could lead to war with Spain

• it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery

• it would interfere with Manifest Destiny

How long did the war last?

• 2 years

• 5 years

• 10 years

• 2 months