Question 1 (1 point)
Which reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846?
Question 1 options:
To overturn a corrupt Mexican government
To defend U.S. territory from Mexican aggression
To end a Mexican slave rebellion
To respond to attacks on U.S. merchant ships by Mexican pirates
Question 2 (1 point)
Which of the following occurred as a result of these events?
Question 2 options:
The president of Mexico refused to withdraw troops from Texas
Parts of Southern Texas were returned to Mexico
The United States acquired several territories from Mexico
Mexico was forced to sell Florida to the United States
Question 3 (1 point)
The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a —
Question 3 options:
method to purchase territory from foreign powers
procedure for military takeovers of existing countries
process to which states could be added to the Union
compromise line that prohibited slavery in the West
Question 4 (1 point)
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Question 4 options:
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Question 5 (1 point)
The idea that the United States is destined by God to expand across the North American continent.
Question 5 options:
Manifest Destiny
Gold Rush
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Northwest Ordinance
Question 6 (1 point)
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
Question 6 options:
They agreed to give up their land.
They were forced to live in reservations.
They were given their choice of where to live.
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
Question 7 (1 point)
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
Question 7 options:
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
Question 8 (1 point)
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Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?
Question 8 options:
Texas Annexation
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession
Oregon Territory
Question 9 (1 point)
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Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?
Question 9 options:
Divine Nature
Universal Expansion
Survival of the Fittest
Manifest Destiny
Question 10 (1 point)
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What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
Question 10 options:
They brought about a war with Spain.
They increased the territory of the United States.
Each led to increased tariffs on imported goods.
Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
Question 1: To defend U.S. territory from Mexican aggression
Question 2: The United States acquired several territories from Mexico
Question 3: Process to which states could be added to the Union
Question 4: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Question 5: Manifest Destiny
Question 6: They were forced to live in reservations
Question 7: California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
Question 8: Mexican Cession
Question 9: Manifest Destiny
Question 10: They increased the territory of the United States