1) Rio Grande is the border, Mexico ceded land. What treaty established these resolutions? a) Treaty of Paris b) Treaty of Washington c) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo d) Adams - Onis Treaty 2) How did President Polk's placement of soldiers along the Rio Grande contribute to the outbreak of war with Mexico? a) Generals of the U.S. Army desired a war to test new weapons. b) U.S. soldiers patrolled a disputed region that Mexico considered its own territory. c) The Mexican army desired to show it was superior to the military strength of the United States. d) Texas residents encouraged U.S. soldiers to conduct cross-border raids against Mexican outposts. 3) Which effect did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo have on the United States? a) t decreased the debate over civil disobedience. b) It increased the debate over the spoils system. c) It decreased the debate over immigration. d) It increased the debate over slavery. 4) How did the US acquire the lands of Nevada, Utah and Arizona? a) By purchasing the land from Spain b) By winning a war against Great Britain c) By purchasing the land from France d) By winning a war against Mexico 5) Which question arose directly after the Mexican Cession? a) Should the United States annex Texas into the union? b) Should the Oregon Territory be required to pay taxes to the government? c) Should the United States regulate mining in Utah? d) Should slavery be allowed when California is added as a state? 6) Why did the US declare war on Mexico? a) To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory b) To prevent human rights abuses in Mexico c) To preserve religious freedom within Texas d) To ensure slavery would continue in Texas 7) What is the result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to the US? a) he president of Mexico refused to withdraw troops from Texas b) Parts of southern Texas were returned to Mexico. c) he United States acquired several territories from Mexico. d) Mexico was forced to sell Florida to the United States. 8) Which reason did the United States give for declaring war against Mexico in 1846? a) To overturn a corrupt Mexican government b) To defend U.S. territory from Mexican aggression c) To end a Mexican slave rebellion d) To respond to attacks on U.S. merchant ships by Mexican pirates 9) What was a cause of the Mexican American War? a) The rise in the abolition movement b) annexation of Texas to the Union c) Persecution of Mormons d) Finding gold in California 10) After the U.S.-Mexican War, congressional conflict arose over which of the following? a) Religious settlers moving west of the Rocky Mountains b) A border dispute within the Oregon territory c) Miners spreading into California territory d) Slavery spreading into western territories 11) Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848? a) The Rio Grande River was established as a boundary between Mexico and Texas. b) All land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains belonged to the United States. c) Florida territory and all Spanish settlements immediately become US territory. d) The Annexation of Texas should not impact foreign relations between Spain and Mexico. 12) The entrance of what caused the Mexican American War ? a) Florida b) California c) Arizona d) Texas 13) Activists Henry David Thoreau and Fredrick Douglas opposed U.S. involvement in the Mexican War primarily because — a) It would spread slavery b) They did not want to pay higher taxes to pay for the war c) They felt US citizens should not die fighting a foreign country d) We did not have enough military resources to fight 14) As part of manifest destiny, the annexation of Texas caused dispute with Mexico. Which of the following resolved this? a) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo b) Missouri Compromise c) Compromise of 1850 d) Texas Revolution 15) What impact did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo have on the United States? a) The United States acquired Utah and Nevada but had little access to California b) The United States had gained land but had no authority to trade in the lands because that would remain the decision of Mexico's government. c) The United States had full access to the west coast and the ability to run the transcontinental railroad through the land. d) The United States acquired the areas eventually known as California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and portions of New Mexico and Colorado. 16) Which of the following caused the US to increase conflict over expansion of slavery in the new lands? a) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gives land to the United States. b) The Treaties of Velasco return land to the Republic of Texas. c) The Adams-Onís Treaty transfers Florida to the United States. d) The Oregon Treaty sets the boundary between the United States and Canada. 17) California is added to the US. What was the cause of this? a) The signing of the Oregon Treaty b) The Louisiana Purchase by the United States c) The signing of the Treaty of Ghent d) U.S. victory in the Mexican War 18) Belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny was one reason that — a) the United States went to war with Mexico b) transcendentalists established utopian societies c) New Mexico d) Utah

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