How did Mexico react to John Slidell’s offer to buy California and resolve the border dispute?(1 point)
Responses
Mexico wanted further negotiations.
Mexico wanted further negotiations.
Mexico felt insulted and rejected the offer.
Mexico felt insulted and rejected the offer.
Mexico declared war.
Mexico declared war.
Mexico happily agreed to the offer.
Mexico felt insulted and rejected the offer.
Which of the following statements draws the best conclusion about who gained the most from the treaty and why?(1 point)
Responses
Mexico gained the most because it was paid for the land.
Mexico gained the most because it was paid for the land.
The U.S. gained the most because it gained a large amount of land and gave little in return.
The U.S. gained the most because it gained a large amount of land and gave little in return.
Anglo Texans gained the most because they gained the land east of the Nueces River.
Anglo Texans gained the most because they gained the land east of the Nueces River.
Mexicans gained the most because they kept their land and gained U.S. citizenship.
The U.S. gained the most because it gained a large amount of land and gave little in return.
How did the Compromise of 1850 shape Texas’s western border?(1 point)
Responses
It gave the land west of El Paso to New Mexico and gave Santa Fe County back to New Mexico.
It gave the land west of El Paso to New Mexico and gave Santa Fe County back to New Mexico.
It gave the land east of Santa Fe County to Texas and left El Paso in New Mexico.
It gave the land east of Santa Fe County to Texas and left El Paso in New Mexico.
It gave the land east of El Paso to Indigenous peoples and gave Santa Fe County to New Mexico.
It gave the land east of El Paso to Indigenous peoples and gave Santa Fe County to New Mexico.
It gave the land west of Santa Fe County to New Mexico and let Texas have El Paso.