RECONSTRUCTION OF TEXAS & MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR REVIEW

What was the main goal of the Reconstruction period in Texas?

• To protect the rights of former slaves

• To ensure that Texas would remain a Confederate state

• To establish a new government for Texas

• To punish individuals who supported the Confederacy

Which amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery?

• First Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

• Thirteenth Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

Who became the first African American U.S. senator during the Reconstruction period?

• ) Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

• Hiram Rhodes Revels

• Harriet Tubman

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Which of the following events led to the outbreak of the Mexican American War?

• Annexation of Texas by the United States

• Mexican government refusing to negotiate a border dispute

• American settlers demanding independence from Mexico

• Mexican troops attacking American soldiers near the Rio Grande

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Which treaty ended the Mexican American War?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of San Jacinto

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo establish?

• The United States would pay Mexico $15 million for the Mexican Cession

• Texas would become an independent nation

• Mexico would gain control of California and New Mexico

• The United States would give Texas back to Mexico

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What territory did the United States acquire as a result of the Mexican American War?

• Texas, New Mexico, and California

• Florida and Louisiana

• Alaska and Hawaii

• Oregon and Washington

Which future state was once a part of the Mexican Cession?

• Utah

• Nevada

• Montana

• Kansas

What were the consequences of the Mexican American War for Mexico?

• Mexico lost a significant amount of territory to the United States

• Mexico gained independence from Spain

• Mexico became the leading industrial power in North America

• ) Mexico allied with Native American tribes against the United States

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How did the Mexican American War impact the issue of slavery in the United States?

• It led to the abolition of slavery in all states

• It strengthened the institution of slavery in the United States

• It had no impact on the issue of slavery

• It reopened the debate over the expansion of slavery into new territories

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