Q 01/05

In which years was the Mexican-American War fought?

A) 1812-1815

B) 1846-1848

C) 1861-1865

D) 1836-1838

Answer · why

B) 1846-1848

It began with a clash on 25 April 1846 and ended with a treaty signed on 2 February 1848.

Q 02/05

South of the border, the conflict is usually known by what name?

A) The United States intervention

B) The War of the North

C) The Texan Aggression

D) The Yankee Invasion

Answer · why

A) The United States intervention

Mexico calls it the United States intervention in Mexico; in the US it was long simply the Mexican War.

Q 03/05

Which US president led the country into the war?

A) James K. Polk

B) John Tyler

C) Andrew Jackson

D) Zachary Taylor

Answer · why

A) James K. Polk

He had been elected in 1844 on a platform of expanding to Oregon, California and Texas by any means.

Q 04/05

The 1845 US annexation of which former republic set the stage for the war?

A) California

B) Florida

C) Texas

D) Oregon

Answer · why

C) Texas

Mexico still considered it Mexican territory, refusing to recognise the 1836 Treaties of Velasco.

Q 05/05

Mexico claimed the Texas border lay along which river, rather than the Rio Grande?

A) The Colorado

B) The Nueces

C) The Brazos

D) The Pecos

Answer · why

B) The Nueces

The strip between the two rivers was the disputed ground where fighting began.