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The Mexican-American War

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Why was the 1846 Battle of Santa Fe in the Mexican-American War significant?
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C. Defeating Mexican forces in Santa Fe meant that the United States would be able to control the New Mexico territory.
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Why was the United States willing to pay more per mile for the Gadsden Purchase than for the Mexican Cession?
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C.The Gadsden Purchase gave the United States land to build a railroad.
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In the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the United States
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C. paid $15 million for lands the Mexican Cession.
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Why were Southerners more likely than Northerners to support the Mexican-American War?
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B. States that formed from the new territory would likely allow slavery.
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Which of the following best describes the Wilmot Proviso?
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A. The Wilmot Proviso was a document about the future of slavery in all territory acquired from Mexico.
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How did the US government respond to California's independence from Mexico in 1846?
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A. The government sent troops to acquire California and make it part of the US.
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People considered the Mexican Cession to be a success for the United States mostly because it
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C. expanded the US across the continent.
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President Polk was willing to go to war with Mexico to
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B. further the concept of Manifest Destiny.
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The conclusion of the Mexican-American War raised the stakes in the fight over
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D. slavery in the United States.
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In the 1840s, what was the main disagreement between Mexico and the Republic of Texas?
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C. the border between Texas and Mexico