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Battling Over Borders Practice

Authored by Andy Scott

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Battling Over Borders Practice
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who did Mexico gain its independence from, and on what date?

Spain, September 16, 1810

France, July 4, 1776

Portugal, September 16, 1821

Spain, September 27, 1821

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which territories did James K. Polk aim to add to the United States during his presidential campaign? (select all that apply)

Alaska

Texas

California and New Mexico

Oregon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was Texas admitted to the Union?

1845

1836

1848

1821

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the border dispute between the United States and Mexico before the Mexican-American War?

The Rio Grande vs. the Nueces River

The Mississippi River vs. the Rio Grande

The Colorado River vs. the Red River

The Nueces River vs. the Missouri River

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which event triggered the beginning of the Mexican-American War?

The Alamo Siege

The Battle of Palo Alto

The Thornton Affair

The Gadsden Purchase

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

A treaty ending the Mexican-American War

A proposal to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico

A mission established by the Catholic Church in California

An agreement for the US to purchase land from Mexico

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What agreement officially ended the Mexican-American War?

Treaty of Paris

Wilmot Proviso

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The Gadsden Purchase

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