Mexican- American War 1
The Mexican-American War ended with this treaty...
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who did Americans believe gave them the right to expand westward?
God
Mexico said that this river was the border between the United States and Mexico
The Nueces River
To expand westward
What led people to California?
gold
This man recruited 300 American families to help settle Texas. He is known as the father of Texas. The capital (of Texas) is named after him.
Stephen F. Austin
What was a direct result of annexing Texas?
The Mexican American War
Which president called for going to war with Mexico?
President Polk
Who was the general for Mexico?
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
What other countries had immigrants come to California?
China
What river did Texas and the United States believe was the proper border between Mexico and Texas?
The Rio Grande
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that Americans had the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean is known as?
The United States bought this tiny piece of land for $10 million dollars after the Mexican American War...to build a railroad.
The Gadsden Purchase
What is the danger of westward expansion?
Native Americans, dysentery, other ways to die
What is the football team named for discovering Gold?
San Fransisco 49ers
(even though it should be._____)
What is the action of a country adding a new territory to itself?
annexation/annexed
Why did many Americans not want Texas to be annexed?
Texas allowed slavery
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
Mexico/Mexican Army
aka - not us
Texas was it's own nation for how many years?
9 years
15 million
The war started with a speech: name that speech
Grito de Dolores
Extra 200 points if you get the year it was written
What were the two generals (one Royalist and one independant) who joined forces?
Agustin de Iturbide and Vincente Guerrero
200 extra points if you can name the army they created
"Remember the Alamo!" was a battle cry used by the Texian Army under Sam Houston during the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836
Name three major cities in Texas
One of them is named after people in this chapter
How did the congress keep the "free state/slave state balance?"
They annexed Texas and Oregon
Bonus 200 if you know how many days it rains in Oregon a year