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Mexican - American War questions

Last updated almost 5 years ago

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Question 1

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What was important about the Rio Grande River in Texas?

Question 2

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What general did President Polk sent to Corpus Christi with 4000 troops?

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Question 3

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Fort Texas was built at the site of what modern city?

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Question 7

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What weapon gave the Texas soldiers an advantage over the Mexicans?

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Question 9

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What land did Mexico give up in the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

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Question 11

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Governor Pease efforts in public education led to what being created in Texas?

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Question 14

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What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850?

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Question 15

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What did Texas do with the $10 million it got from the Compromise of 1850?

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What event led the US to declare war on Mexico?

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Name 2 of the 3 reasons Texans supported the war with Mexico.

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What did John “Jack” Coffee Hays do in the Mexican American War

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How did Sarah Bowman earn the name “heroine of Fort Brown”?

Question 10

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What issues faced Texas after the Mexican American war?

Question 12

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What three offices did Sam Houston hold in Texas?

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What anti- slavery political party was formed in the north after the Whig party broke up?