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Ch. 10 Test
Ch. 10 Test- Under U.S. Rule
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the president that wanted to expand the United States westward into the Mexican territory in 1844? | James K. Polk |
| What was the movement called that the U.S.A. was destine by divine right to own all the land from the east coast to the west coast? | Manifest Destiny |
| Since Texas could not defeat Mexico alone, in what year did Texas joins the U.S. as a state to defeat Mexico? | 1845 |
| When the U.S. wanted to buy California from Mexico, how much did they offer Mexico for this area? | 30 millions dollars |
| Since Mexico refuse to sell California to the U.S., what did President Polk do later? | Sent U.S. soldiers to the Rio Grande. |
| What triggered the Mexican-American War? | A boundary dispute between Texas and Mexico. |
| Through what area in New Mexico did U.S. General Kearny entered to take over New Mexico for the U.S.A.? | Las Vegas |
| What city in New Mexico did General Kearny captured without a single shot fired? | Santa Fe |
| On Christmas Day, 1846, a Mexican army of 1,100 men surprise 600 U.S. soldiers headed toward El Paso, what was the name of this battle? | The Battle at El Brazito |
| How long did this battle lasted against the U.S. troops versus the Mexican Troops at the Battle of El Brazito and who won? | 1 hour / U.S. Troops |
| In the 1847 Rebellion, what New Mexican leader plotted to revolt against the foreigners in Santa Fe, but later chose not to revolt because the rebels were going to murder the Americans? | Manuel Chaves |
| Chaves was arrested & charged with plotting against the U.S. government, what was the result of his trial? | He was set free by the U.S. Courts |
| Who was selected to be the first Anglo-American governor of NM? | Charles Bent |
| When the rebels attacked in Taos, N.M., what happened to Charles Bent? | He was murdered outside his home. |
| What treaty ended the Mexican-American War in 1848. | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
| The U.S. gained the southwest area after the war (Mexican Cession), but Mexico was paid how much for the land? | 15 million dollars |
| In what year did New Mexico becomes a U.S. territory? | 1850 |
| There was a border dispute between Mexico and U.S., what was done to fix the problem? | The Gadsden Purchase paid $10 million dollars to the southern border dispute with Mexico. |
| In what year was the Colorado Territory created and where NM loses its northern land? | 1859 |
| In what year was the western half of NM taken to create the Arizona Territory? | 1861 |
| In the Mexican Cession, which two territories were divided to create the states of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and New Mexico | The Utah and N.M. Territories |
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