AS – I

H – 4 – Worksheet

Mexican  War

 

1.    Foreign policy is a selected ____________ ___ _____________ related to situations __________ one’s own country that will determine ______________________ . 1-38

 

2.    _______________ is a statement of basic government policy.1-38

 

3.    _______________ is to place a country or area of land under the control of another countries. 1-39

 

4.    __________ _____ is law that is enforced by the military.  1-39

 

5.    A ______ ________ is when government gives land to individuals for purposes of ___________ or _____________________. 1-39

 

6.    The Mexican government declared martial law and tried to _____________ the Texans.  1-39

 

7.    The US claimed that the US-Mexican border was the __________________ river.  1-40

 

8.    Mexico claimed that the border was the ____________ river, which was further ________________. 1-40

 

9.    Texas was admitted into the Union in ______.  1-40

 

10.           The US objective was to add the territories of ______ ______, _______________, and ___________________ to the United States.  1-40

 

 

 

11.           The standard flintlock musket had been replaced by the ____________ _______________.  1-41

 

12.           These weapons operated ___________ regardless of rain or snow.  1-41

 

13.           Troop shortages occurred near the end of the war when their _________________ ___________.  1-42

 

14.           The Mexican War ended with the signing of the Treaty of ____________ _________________ in February 1848.  1-42

 

15.           The US acquired the territories of the disputed _________, New Mexico, Arizona and California.  1-43

 

16.           The US victory was credited to two factors:

 

A.    The US had its first group of __________ ___________ ____________ schooled at __________ ___________________________. 1-43

 

B.    Their leaders were supported by ____________ __________ _____________ and ______________. 1-43

 

17.  The Western border of the US was extended to the __________________ Ocean.  1-44