In 1821, where were people moving for cheap land?
Mexico
Texas
California
Before The Mexican-American War, Texas declared its independence from _____________.
Canada
Mexico
Spain
Europe
Texas became the _______ state of The U.S.
28th
50th
30th
25th
Who was the leader of The Mexican Army?
General Santa Anna
General Jose Anna
General Zachary Taylor
General Winfeld Scott
Select the TWO leaders of The US Forces
James K. Polk
General Santa Anna
General Zachary Taylor
General Winfeld Scott
What were the Mexicans who wanted to break away from Mexico called?
Tejanos
Amigos
Texans
What was the name of the old mission that was used as an old fort?
The Alamo
San Jacinto
Rio Grande
At the Alamo, Sam Houston's men fought against Santa Anna's men. Who was Sam Houston?
He led the Mexican army
He led the Texan army
A soldier in the Alamo
Manifest destiny meant that it was the nations destiny to ________
make slavery illegal
change
expand west
The Mexican War was fought on 3 fronts before US soldiers captured ____________?
The Alamo
Mexico City
Texas
In the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, they agreed that the border between The US and Mexico would be _________?
The Nueces River
The Mississippi River
The Rio Grande
Rocky Mountains
Another agreement in The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that Mexico would do what?
become apart of The US
sell a large area of their land to The US
Give The US a lot of money
Mexican was forced to sell The US land after the Mexican-American War. What was this called?
Mexican Cession
Manifest Destiny
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
How much did The US pay for the Mexican Cession?
$10 Million
Free, they gave it to us
$15 Million
True or False: Mexicans that were living on the Mexican Cession land became citizens of The US
True
False
Why are we learning about this?
Mexico never forgave us
It's how we got a lot of our land Southwest
It was a war that America won
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