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Why was Texas a source of conflict between the United States and Mexico?
The United States and Mexico disagreed on the location of their shared border.
What is misleading about President Polk's description of what happened?
The fighting took place on land claimed by both the United States and Mexico.
Which of the following groups were likely to support the war against Mexico? Check all correct answers.
Believers in manifest destiny
Members of the Democratic Party
Supporters of slavery
Members of the Democratic Party
Supporters of slavery
What was the Bear Flag Republic?
The government formed by Americans in California rebelling against Mexico
This man eventually became president of the United States.
Zachary Taylor
This man was defeated in Texas' War for Independence.
Antonio López de Santa Anna
This man captured Veracruz and Mexico City during the war.
Winfield Scott
The Mexican-American War ended after the capture of
Mexico City.
The Wilmot Proviso was significant because it
was part of a continuing debate over the expansion of slavery that divided the United States.
In 1848 the United States signed the _____ wiith Mexico.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The territory acquired in the Mexican-American War is called the
Mexican Cession
The _____ was important to the US because it contained territory needed to build a southern railroad route to the Pacific.
Gadsden Purchase
As a result of the Mexican-American War, Mexican citizens living in the Mexican Cession
could become US citizens.
were separated from their families in Mexico.
faced legal and social discrimination.
were separated from their families in Mexico.
faced legal and social discrimination.