Geography of the Border
What is the Rio Grande?
A river that runs along the border
After the United States annexed Texas in 1845, the _____ with Mexico deteriorated.
relations
After a series of bloody battles and sieges, _____ forces captured the _____ capital in September 1847
A) American, Mexican
B) Mexican, American
A) American, Mexican
The newly acquired territory would encompass all or most of the future states of __________.
A) California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah
B) Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Oregon, and New Mexico
C) California, Colorado, New York, Texas, and Ohio
D) Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Kentucky
A) California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah
Why was the first fence built along the frontier?
The first fence was built to stop the movement of cattle
What states does the border of the United States and Mexico touch?
A) New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont
B) California, New Mexico, and Texas
C) Utah, Nevada, Colorado
D) Oregon, Washington, Idaho
B) California, New Mexico, and Texas
U.S. President __________ captured the White House in 1844 on a pledge to enlarge U.S. territory.
A) Zachary Taylor
B) Millard Fillmore
C) James K. Polk
D) Franklin Pierce
C) James K. Polk
How many troops were dispatched by the President of the U.S. after Mexico refused an offer to purchase California and New Mexico?
A) 5,000
B) 10,000
C) 6,000
D) 4,000
D) 4,000
What would the Chinese do to get into America?
Disguise as Mexicans
Soldiers began patrolling the boundary, along with the Texas Rangers and government-sanctioned _______.
Home Guards
The border extends from the ____ to ___.
A) Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean
B) Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean
C) Gulf of Mexico, Lake Michigan
The Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean
Mexico refused an American offer to purchase California and New Mexico for ______.
A) $30 million
B) $35 million
C) $40 million
D) $45 million
A) $30 million
What was the President of the U.S. accused of when they went to war?
He was accused of goading them or trying to force the Mexicans into the fight
What immigrants were first sought to keep from illegally crossing its southern border?
Chinese Immigrants
What did the United States do after the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa's deadly raid on Colombus, New Mexico, in 1916?
They tightened border security
How long is the border?
2,00 miles
When did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
A) 1821
B) 1921
C) 1721
D) 2021
A) 1821
Under the 1848 ______ formally recognized the American annexation of Texas. It also agreed to sell more than one-third of its territory.
A) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico
B) Agreement of Heroica Veracruz, Mexico
C) Deal of Tijuana, Mexico
D) Bargain of Toluca, Mexico
A) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico
In the decades following the Mexican-American War, there were no federal limits on ______ from Mexico.
Immigration
Restrictions on the movement of Mexican citizens were not enforced by the U.S. government until the decade of the ________ in the 1910s.
Mexican Revolution
How many miles does the Rio Grande run along the border?
A) 1543 miles
B) 1254 miles
C) 2314 miles
D) 1524 miles
B) 1254 miles
When did Texas remove itself from the Mexican government?
A) 1836
B) 1837
C) 1838
D) 1839
A) 1836
Following a Mexican cavalry attack on ______ the United States declared war on Mexico.
A) April 25, 1846
B) May 16, 1842
C) March 9, 1856
D) May 28, 1846
A) April 25, 1846
For ______, the United States purchased more than a half million square miles of formerly Mexican land.
A) $10 million
B) $15 million
C) $20 million
D) $25 million
B) $15 million
Which president ordered the construction of a 14-mile barrier between San Diego and Tijuana?
A) Reagan
B) Obama
C) Bush
D) Clinton
D) Clinton