7-6 Texas's Independence and the Mexican-American Wa
Authored by Kayla Hahn
Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mexico’s policy toward Texas in the 1820s included
encouraging American settlement.
closing its borders to American settlers.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one reason American settlers in Texas rebelled against Mexican rule?
Tejanos outnumbered American settlers, who felt threatened by the Tejanos.
Most settlers supported slavery, which was illegal in Mexico.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
People traveling along the Santa Fe Trail were often on their way
from Independence, Missouri, to the New Mexico Territory.
from the Southern states to Texas.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To justify declaring war against Mexico, President James Polk
persuaded Mexico to sign a treaty stating that the Rio Grande formed the border of Texas.
lied to Congress, claiming that Mexico had attacked U.S. troops on American soil.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
resolved the question of whether western states would allow slavery.
extended the western border of the United States to the Pacific coast.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a result of the Gadsden Purchase?
It gave the United States control of the Bear Flag Republic.
It changed the borders of Arizona and New Mexico.
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