Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of the Mexican-American War

1. Who was president when Texas was annexed by the United States?

Polk

Tyler

Taylor

Fremont

Lincoln

2. When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

1800

1900

1950

1821

1700

3. Houston's victory in what battle secured Texas independence?

Battle of San Jacinto

Battle of Veracruz

Battle of San Juan Hill

Battle of Tejas

Battle of the Alamo

4. Who was president during the Mexican-American War?

Tyler

Taylor

Polk

Grant

Arthur

5. What future president, a long successful "Indian fighter," earned national recognition for his ability to capture Monterrey?

Grant

McKinley

Roosevelt

Taylor

Tyler

6. The Treaty of Cahuenga signed on July 13, 1847, gave the United States what territory?

Alaska

California

Washington

Idaho

Texas

7. Editor and writer John L. O'Sullivan used what phrase to describe the United States' conquest of the West?

Westward Destiny

Manifest West

Manifest Destiny

Overland Campaign

Cowboy Destiny

8. What treaty ceded the land that would become the southwest United States?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Treaty of Ghent

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Maria Immaculate

Treaty of Mexico City

9. Only part of today's Arizona was ceded to the United States in 1848. What purchase made the rest of it officially U.S. land?

Seward's Purchase

Jefferson's Purchase

Louisiana Purchase

Gadsden Purchase

Hidalgo Purchase

10. In addition to the land gained during the Mexican-American war, Polk campaigned for sole ownership of the Oregon Territory under what slogan?

"Hand it over"

"Oregon for USA"

"Polk's Country"

"Give it up"

"Fifty-four forty or fight"