The Mexican-American War: Causes, Conflicts, and Consequences
This worksheet explores the key events, figures, and long-term impacts of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
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The Mexican-American War: Causes, Conflicts, and Consequences
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful, well-supported answers based on your knowledge of the Mexican-American War.
1. Which of the following was a primary cause of the Mexican-American War?
Disputes over fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean.
Mexico's refusal to sell California and New Mexico.
The assassination of a prominent Mexican diplomat.
The annexation of Oregon by the United States.
2. The concept of 'Manifest Destiny' played a significant role in the American justification for the war. Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?
The belief that Native Americans had a divine right to their lands.
The idea that the United States was destined to expand its dominion across the North American continent.
A political philosophy advocating for limited government intervention in the economy.
A religious movement promoting social reform and equality.
3. The Treaty of officially ended the Mexican-American War in 1848.
4. The disputed territory that ultimately sparked the war was the land between the Nueces River and the River.
5. The Mexican-American War significantly increased the size of the United States.
True
False
6. President James K. Polk was a strong proponent of territorial expansion.
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False
7. Discuss the impact of the Mexican-American War on the relationship between the United States and Mexico in the decades following the conflict.
8. Examine the map below, which depicts territorial changes after the Mexican-American War. Identify at least three present-day U.S. states whose land was acquired as a result of this conflict.
