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Guided Reading Activity The Lone Star State Lesson 3 The U.S.-Mexican War
Essential Question: Why does conflict develop? Causes of the War Directions: Read the section and complete the activity below. Use your text to decide whether a statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank, and if a statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line provided.
1. Mexico immediately declared war after Texas annexation.
2. Mexico claimed the Nueces River was the northern boundary of Mexico and also that Texas belonged to Mexico.
3. John Slidell went on a secret mission to offer Mexico $30 million for the strip of land between the two rivers.
4. When the Mexican government refused, Polk sent General Taylor to guard the Nueces River.
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5. Before he learned of the skirmish along the Nueces, Polk had prepared a declaration of war against Mexico for its refusal to pay Texas for damaging Texas property during the Revolution.
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The Lone Star State
War and Its Aftermath Directions: Complete the chart with details about the events including the date, the location, and the names of leaders. Then use the chart to answer the question that follows. Date
Location
Leaders
1.
Monterrey
General Taylor
February 1847
2.
General Taylor
3. April
4.
5.
6.
Chapultepec Castle
Santa Anna
7. February
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Representatives of both governments
9. Differentiating Which one of the above events was not a battle? What was the event?
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DATE
CLASS
Guided Reading Activity The Lone Star State Lesson 3 The U.S.-Mexican War
Essential Question: Why does conflict develop? Causes of the War Directions: Read the section and complete the activity below. Use your text to decide whether a statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank, and if a statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line provided.
1. Mexico immediately declared war after Texas annexation.
2. Mexico claimed the Nueces River was the northern boundary of Mexico and also that Texas belonged to Mexico.
3. John Slidell went on a secret mission to offer Mexico $30 million for the strip of land between the two rivers.
4. When the Mexican government refused, Polk sent General Taylor to guard the Nueces River.
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5. Before he learned of the skirmish along the Nueces, Polk had prepared a declaration of war against Mexico for its refusal to pay Texas for damaging Texas property during the Revolution.
NAME
DATE
Guided Reading Activity
CLASS
cont.
The Lone Star State
War and Its Aftermath Directions: Complete the chart with details about the events including the date, the location, and the names of leaders. Then use the chart to answer the question that follows. Date
Location
Leaders
1.
Monterrey
General Taylor
February 1847
2.
General Taylor
3. April
4.
5.
6.
Chapultepec Castle
Santa Anna
7. February
8.
Representatives of both governments
9. Differentiating Which one of the above events was not a battle? What was the event?
Copyright © McGraw-Hill Education.
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