Mexican War and Cession

Which of the following explains the cause of the Mexican War?

• Slavery

• The Alamo

• border dispute over Texas' border

• gold

Which of the following was an important result of the Mexican War?

• Mexico was now part of the United States.

• The United States now reached from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

• The Mexican Government would not sell any of their land.

• Mexico and the United States attacked Spain.

Name of the land we gained after the Mexican American War

• 13 colonies

• Treaty of Paris

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Cession

Which is the Mexican Cession?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Which was territory was added to complete the currrent states of New Mexico and Arizona?

• Oregon Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

• Texas Annexation

• Louisiana Purchase

President Polk asking Congress for a declaration of war is an example of

• federalism

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• limited government

Which river is the current border between Texas and Mexico?

• Nueces River

• Mississippi River

• Mexico River

• Rio Grande River

Which is the Gadsden Purchase?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

The Mexican Cession was the land given to the United States by Mexico after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It included:

• Oregon and Texas

• California, Nevada, Utah, part of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming

• California, Florida, South Carolina, and Washington

• None of the above

What effect did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NOT have?

• the Southwest became part of the United States

• the Mexicans living in the United States became a part of it

• the United States protected the Native Americans living there