The Mexican-American War

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  1. 5. In 1848 this treaty was signed ending the Mexican-American War.
  2. 7. Who lost the Mexican-American War?
  3. 8. In retaliation to the Thornton Affair, Mexico attacked Fort ____.
  4. 9. The United _____ of America declared War on May 13, 1846.
  5. 11. The ______ _______ ultimately won the Battles of Tabasco
  6. 13. This Mexican Dictator usurped power from the Mexican President Herrera and led Mexico in the Mexican- American War.
  7. 15. What River did the U.S. maintain as the National border?
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  1. 1. President _____ was inaugurated on March 4, 1845
  2. 2. Which political Party opposed the War?
  3. 3. Polk claimed that America had the right to expand West based on his belief in _________ __________
  4. 4. What was Texas called before the Untied States annexed it.
  5. 6. Which officer who fought in this war would later become the Commander of the Union Forces in the Civil War?
  6. 10. During the Thornton Affair only _______ U.S. soldiers were killed.
  7. 12. Which political party supported the Mexican-American War?
  8. 14. Mexico declared the _______ River to be the border between Mexico and the U.S.