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The belief that America had a God-given right to expand the country's borders from 'sea to shining sea'
What is Manifest Destiny
100
Who was the President of Mexico during this time?
Who is Antonio López de Santa Anna
100

This Battle became a rallying cry and is famously remembered for motivating the Texan Army to train, re-group and push on in the war.

What is the Battle of The Alamo

100
What land did the United States add to their territory after the war?
What is Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado
100
What is the name of the river divides Texas from Mexico?
What is the Rio Grande
200
Who was the President who pushed for the expansion of the United States?
Who is President James K. Polk
200
Who was the president of the United States during the Mexican American War?
Who is James K. Polk
200

This Battle, was the deciding battle of the Conflict and resulted in the surrender of the Mexican Army, 

What is the Battle of San Jacinto

200
What treaty was signed on February 2, 1848 that declared Mexico's surrender and land to the United States for $15 million?
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
200
In 1850 one out of every how many Texans were slaves?
What is four
300
What occurred in December 1845 that increased the United States territory?
What is the United States annexation of Texas
300
Who was commander of the Army of the West and he organized a government for New Mexico and parts of California
Who is Stephen W. Kearny
300

This man was the leader of the Mexican forces, and the president of Mexico, during the Texas War for Independence.

Who is Santa Anna 

300
In what month of 1848 does the Mexican Congress ratify the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
What is May
300
James K. Polk was the first president to win the office without a majority of the popular vote since what president?
Who is John Quincy Adams
400

Describe the the conflict that enabled the United States to declare War with more support from the people of the U.S.

Polk sends Tayler to the disputed Boundary 

400
Who is the General who commanded the Northern Campaign in the war?
Who is Zachary Taylor
400

The battle, begun when the Mexican army tried to remove a cannon, started the Texas Revolution.

What is the Battle of Goliad

400
What purchase was made by the United States that gave the United States the strip of land that makes up Southern Arizona and New Mexico
What is the Gadsden Purchase
400
About what percent of U.S. casualties during the war resulted from disease?
What is 10%
500
Between Which two rivers was the "disputed territory"  that would be pivotal in the early stages of the conflict

What are the Rio Grande and the Nueces 

500

This man was the first empresario in Texas and one of the most successful.

Who was Stephen F. Austin?

500

Here there were a series of fortresses that the United States had to pass in order to enter the city and once they passed these boundaries they took over a main city.

What is the Battle of Mexico City

500

In the primary source we examined, what was the subject of the excerpt? 

Native Americans and dealing with raids and captives
500

How many years between Texas independence and the annexation into the united States? 

what is 10 years