Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War

Select the word that means to come into possession or control of

• annex
• acquire
• Manifest Destiny
• diplomacy

Select the word that means the belief that it was America's right and duty to spread across the North American continent

• Manifest Destiny
• cession
• acquire
• diplomacy

Select the word that means the art of conducting negotiations with other countries

• Manifest Destiny
• annex
• diplomacy
• cession

Select the word that means the act of giving up something (usually land) by the agreement of a treaty

• annex
• acquire
• Manifest Destiny
• cession

Select the word that means to add a territory or country

• diplomacy
• cession
• acquire
• annex

Select from the following, a cause of the Mexican-American War:

• Mexico is upset that Texas has joined the United States

• Mexico desires to expand their country

• There was a dispute over ownership of the Mississippi River

• Mexico desired the land in California that was rich with gold deposits

One of the causes of the Mexican-American War had to do with a dispute over

• slavery
• the presidential election of 1844
• river borders
• religion

Please select THREE of the following results or effects of the Mexican-American War:

• The U.S. paid $15 million to Mexico
• The U.S. promised to protect Mexican citizens living in Texas and the Mexican cession
• Mexico ceded land to the United States
• United States ceded land to Mexico
• The U.S. received the Mexican cession at no cost

This treaty ended the Mexican-American War.

• the Treaty of Cahuenga

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago

• The Treaty of Miguel Hildalgo y Costilla

Where is the Mexican Cession?

• A

• B

• C

• D