Form 14: U.S. Territorial Growth: Mexican Cession and Gadsden Purchase Exercise

Form 14: U.S. Territorial Growth: Mexican Cession and Gadsden Purchase

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Form 14: U.S. Territorial Growth: Mexican Cession and Gadsden Purchase

Examine the Mexican Cession and the Gadsden Purchase as key developments in U.S. westward expansion. Identify the lands acquired in the American Southwest on historical maps.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which treaty officially ended the Mexican-American War in 1848?

  2. MultiChoice

    What term refers to the vast southwestern region ceded by Mexico to the U.S. in 1848?

  3. MultiChoice

    Which former Mexican territory gained statehood rapidly in 1850 due to a massive Gold Rush?

  4. MultiChoice

    How much did the United States pay Mexico under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

  5. MultiChoice

    In what year was the Gadsden Purchase signed with Mexico?

  6. MultiChoice

    What was the main reason the U.S. acquired the strip of land in the Gadsden Purchase?

  7. MultiChoice

    From which country did the United States acquire the Gadsden Purchase area?

  8. MultiChoice

    Which two present-day U.S. states contain land acquired through the Gadsden Purchase?

  9. MultiChoice

    Which river became the recognized international boundary between Texas and Mexico in 1848?

  10. MultiChoice

    What major historic event in 1848 sparked immediate mass migration into California?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which American diplomat negotiated the 1853 land purchase in southern Arizona and New Mexico?

  12. MultiChoice

    How far west did continental U.S. territory extend following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?