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100

Who was the president during the Mexican-American war  

James K. Polk 

100

What State did both Mexico and America want 

California 

100

What did America gain from the war

More land

100

Northeast

Opposed  

100

What treaty ended the Mexican-American war 

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo  

200

Who was the General sent to defeat Mexican troops

Zachary Taylor 

200

What bored could Mexico and America not agree on the location 

Texas Border

200

What did Mexico gain from the war 

$18 Million dollars in compensation from America 
200

Southerners 

Supported 

200

Why was Northeast Opposed to the war 

They felt that war was morally wrong 

300

Who was the general of the mexican army

Santa Anna 

300

What state was Mexico unwilling to recognize it's independence.   

Texas

300

What states did Mexico have to give up 

California,Nevada,Utah,Arizona,New Mexico,Wyoming, and Colorado

300

Abolitionists 

Opposed 

300

Why did southerners support the war   

They wanted more land to expand slavery and continue the nations quest for Manifest Destiny    

400

Who wrote an essay called "Civil Disobedience"

Henry David Thoreau 

400

What was America desperate for 

Westward expansion 

400

What were Americans able to fulfill because of the war  

Manifest Destiny 

400

Whigs 

Opposed

400

The Mexican-American war led to what other war that divided the nation 

The Civil war 

500

Who enter Mexico City and raised American flags over the hall of Montezuma 

Winfield Scott 

500

What was Texas desperate for 

Statehood

500

What did the United States gain from extending land to the pacific ocean

A bounty of ports

500

Henry David Thoreau

Opposed

500

How many soldier fought in the war 

108,000