The Mexican-American War 1846 to 1848

Why didn't the people of Texas want to be a republic?

• They wanted it to be a sate in the U.s

• Mexico is part of Texas

• They wanted to take it back

What did Mexico want to do instead of sell their land?

• They wanted to Take back Texas

• They want to go back to Mexico

• They want to declare war.

What did president Polk want america to have?

• more soldiers

• Texas

• more land

Where did America think the Texas boarder was located

• Rio Grande River

• Nueces River

• Palo Alto

What did Mexico say about Texas?

• Texas was still part of Mexico

• They wanted more land

• They wanted to take Texas back.

America and Mexico did not _____ about the border of Texas.

• agree

• modern

• defeat

Texas became the _______ state in 1845

• 28th

• 35th

• 19th

1. The Mexican-American war was mostly fought over what territory?

• a. Arizona

• b. California

• c. New Mexico

• d. Texas

• e. Colorado

2. When was the Mexican-American war fought?

• a. 1846 to 1848

• b. 1802 to 1804

• c. 1865 to 1871

• d. 1812 to 1814

• e. 1939 to 1945

3. Who was the U.S. president during the Mexican-American War?

• a. Thomas Jefferson

• b. James K. Polk

• c. John Adams

• d. Abraham Lincoln

• e. John Tyler