(Quiz) The Mexican & American War

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(Quiz) The Mexican & American War

Last updated 4 months ago

9 questions

Instructions

Multiple Choice

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True or False?

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Matching

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The best way to describe Texas in the years between winning independence and being annexed by the United States would be...

An unclaimed land.

An independent republic.

A territory of Mexico.

A territory of the United States.

Which political party opposed the annexation of Texas because they feared adding a new slave state?

The Democratic Party

The Republican Party

The Whig Party

The Federalist Party

Why did some Whig Party members criticise the war by calling it 'President Polks' War'?

Polk was the President of the United States during the war.

President Polk asked Congress to declare war.

President Polk seemed to instigate the war by sending U.S. troops into the disputed Trans-Nueces territory. 

They blamed Polk for not finding a diplomatic solution to avoid the war.

Many pro-slavery Democrats supported the annexation of Texas because they saw an opportunity to add a new slave state to the Union.

True

False

Many Californios supported the Bear Flag Revolt because they believed they would be able to keep their land and influence once California was added to the United States.

True

False

Before the war, Californios faced similar conditions to those in Texas, in that they had to deal with a lot of American imigration while recieving little support from Mexico City.

True

False

After the war, Californios were able to keep their land and influence because they were protected by the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

True

False

For each person or political party below, select whether they supported or opposed the annexation of Texas.

Match the U.S. military commander with their role in the Mexican-American War.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Zachary Taylor		Led a revolt against Mexcio in Alta-California
Winfield Scott		Invaded northern Mexico from Texas
John C. Freemont		Landed at Veracruz and marched on Mexico City

The best way to describe Texas in the years between winning independence and being annexed by the United States would be... 

An unclaimed land.

An independent republic.

A territory of Mexico.

A territory of the United States.

Which political party opposed the annexation of Texas because they feared adding a new slave state?

The Democratic Party

The Republican Party

The Whig Party

The Federalist Party

Why did some Whig Party members criticise the war by calling it 'President Polks' War'?

Polk was the President of the United States during the war.

President Polk asked Congress to declare war.

President Polk seemed to instigate the war by sending U.S. troops into the disputed Trans-Nueces territory. 

They blamed Polk for not finding a diplomatic solution to avoid the war.

Many pro-slavery Democrats supported the annexation of Texas because they saw an opportunity to add a new slave state to the Union. 

True

False

Many Californios supported the Bear Flag Revolt because they believed they would be able to keep their land and influence once California was added to the United States.

True

False

Before the war, Californios faced similar conditions to those in Texas, in that they had to deal with a lot of American imigration while recieving little support from Mexico City.

True

False

After the war, Californios were able to keep their land and influence because they were protected by the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

True

False

For each person or political party below, select whether they supported or opposed the annexation of Texas.

Supported Annexation

Opposed Annexation

Sam Houston

Maribeau Lamar

President Polk

The Whig Party

The Democratic Party

Match the U.S. military commander with their role in the Mexican-American War.

Zachary Taylor

Led a revolt against Mexcio in Alta-California

Winfield Scott

Invaded northern Mexico from Texas

John C. Freemont

Landed at Veracruz and marched on Mexico City

	Supported Annexation	Opposed Annexation
Sam Houston
Maribeau Lamar
President Polk
The Whig Party
The Democratic Party