The Mexican-American War

Question 1

The was important to the US because it contained territory needed to build a southern railroad route to the Pacific.

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A: Gadsden Purchase

Question 2

The territory acquired in the Mexican-American War is called the

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B: Mexican Cession

Question 3

What two things would be banned in any new territory acquired from Mexico?

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A: slavery and involuntary servitude

Question 4

As a result of the Mexican-American War, Mexican citizens living in the Mexican Cession

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B: could become US citizens.; C: were separated from their families in Mexico.; E: faced legal and social discrimination.

Question 5

The Wilmot Proviso was significant because it

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C: was part of a continuing debate over the expansion of slavery that divided the US.

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