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What was the immediate reason for the U.S. declaration of war?
Mexican forces attacked Americans in disputed territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande
The massacre of the defenders of the Alamo
The sinking of the battleship Maine in Veracruz Harbor
The deposition and execution of Mexican emperor Maximilian I
What was the belief that the U.S. was intended by God to expand across North America?
Great Awakening
Free Soil
Transcendentalism
Manifest Destiny
What U.S. general captured Mexico City?
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
Robert E. Lee
George Washington
What state came out of the land gained from the war and the treaty?
Nevada
California
Arizona
All of the above
What relic of the war is on display at the Illinois State Military Museum?
Zachary Taylors glass eye
Philip Kearneys left arm
John C. Fremonts hook hand
Santa Annas prosthetic leg
What peace treaty ended the war?
Treaty of Mexico
Treaty of Texas
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Peace
What famous general led the Mexican Army?
Pancho Villa
Emiliano Zapata
Carranza
Santa Anna
What 1854 arrangement established the present U.S. - Mexico boundary?
Bretton Woods Agreement
Gadsden Purchase
Treaty of Tlatelolco
Adams-Onís Treaty
The Mexican-American war was mostly fought over what territory?
Arizona
Texas
California
New Mexico
How much did the U.S. pay for the land they acquired from Mexico?
1 million
2 million
15 million
50 million
Did the Wilmot Proviso pass?
Passed in the House, failed in the Senate
Passed both houses of Congress; successfully vetoed by Polk
Passed over Polks veto
Failed in both houses of Congress
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish in relation to Jim Crow laws?
It legalized Jim Crow laws
It banned literacy tests
It created new voting restrictions
It promoted segregation
Which civil rights leader was instrumental in the fight against Jim Crow laws?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
What was one of the justifications used to maintain Jim Crow laws?
Scientific racism
Economic equality
Gender equality
Religious freedom
How did the federal government initially respond to challenges against Jim Crow laws?
Supported civil rights
Ignored challenges
Reinforced Jim Crow laws
Passed new civil rights laws
Which Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Marbury v. Madison
What was one effect of Jim Crow laws on African American children?
Equal education
Better opportunities
Inferior education
Free education
What was the main focus of the Civil Rights Act of 1968?
Ending slavery
Voting rights
Fair housing
Jim Crow laws
What was the significance of Rosa Parks in the fight against Jim Crow laws?
Supported segregation
Ignited the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Promoted Jim Crow laws
Was neutral on the issue
What did the term "Jim Crow" originally refer to?
A segregation law
A minstrel show character
A political leader
A Supreme Court case
