Carr - The Mexican American War - 23/24

Who ran for president in 1844 on a Democratic platform that supported manifest destiny?

• John Tyler

• James K. Polk

• John Slidell

• Zachary Taylor

What was the last act of President John Tyler before James K. Polk took office?

• Annexing the Republic of Texas

• Offering $30 million to Mexico for land

• Sending American troops to Texas

• Declaring war on Mexico

What was President Polk's main goal in acquiring land from Mexico?

• To gain land for the slaveholding South

• To expand American influence in North America

• To establish a stronger border with Texas

• To prevent Mexico from invading the United States

What was the excuse President Polk used to declare war on Mexico?

• Mexico refused to meet with American diplomat John Slidell

• Mexico invaded American territory and shed American blood

• Mexico rejected the offer of $30 million for the land

• Mexico fired on American troops in Texas

What did Ulysses S. Grant later call the Mexican-American War?

• A just war fought for the expansion of American territory

• An example of a republic following the bad example of European monarchies

• A necessary conflict to protect American interests

• A war that united the North and South

Who were some of the young officers who gained combat experience in the Mexican-American War?

• Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

• Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott

• John Slidell and William Worth

• James K. Polk and John Tyler

What was the outcome of the Mexican-American War?

• Mexico gained control over New Mexico and California

• The U.S. acquired vast amounts of territory from Mexico

• The U.S. and Mexico agreed to share control over Texas

• The war ended in a stalemate with no territorial changes

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo accomplish?

• Mexico gave up its hold over New Mexico and California

• The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million for the acquired territory

• The U.S. assumed Mexican debts to Americans

• All of the above

What controversy arose in the U.S. after the Mexican-American War?

• The question of whether slavery would spread to the acquired territories

• The debate over the cost of the war

• The issue of reparations to Mexico

• The disagreement over the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

What was the target audience for this quiz?

• Grade 12 students

• College professors

• Historians

• Mexican-American War veterans