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11.38 U.S. Mexican War and Expansion of Slavery Debate Worksheet

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U.S.-Mexican War and Expansion of Slavery Debate: Determine which cause, consequence, treaty provision, or political debate best explains the U.S.-Mexican War and its role in intensifying sectional conflict. Aligned to C3 D2.His.14-16.9-12; C3 D2.Civ.8-14.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.3; APUSH Period 5; NAEP Themes 1,4; NY 11.3-11.4.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which synthesis best captures the significance of the U.S.-Mexican War for Grade 11 U.S. History?

AIt reduced U.S. territory and ended debate over federal power.

BIt was mainly a tariff dispute with no relationship to expansion.

CIt transferred the Louisiana Territory to Mexico and created the Monroe Doctrine.

DIt expanded U.S. territory and made the future of slavery in the West a central national conflict.

Solution & Explanation:The synthesis captures both parts of the standard: territorial expansion through war and the intensified debate over slavery's future in the West. The other choices reverse or ignore those connections.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Which Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provision most clearly validated the U.S. claim about Texas's southern boundary?

AAdmission of California as a free state

BCreation of the Free Soil Party

CRecognition of the Rio Grande as the Texas-Mexico border

DExtension of the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific

Solution & Explanation:Recognizing the Rio Grande as the border validated the U.S. claim to Texas's southern boundary. It was a treaty provision, not a statehood or party-platform measure.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Which distinction best separates an immediate cause from an underlying cause of the U.S.-Mexican War?

AThe California Gold Rush was the immediate cause, while Reconstruction was the deeper cause.

BThe border clash was an immediate cause, while Manifest Destiny and Texas annexation were deeper causes.

CThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was an immediate cause, while the war itself was a later consequence.

DThe Compromise of 1850 was an immediate cause, while the Oregon Trail ended the war.

Solution & Explanation:The border clash was an immediate trigger, while Manifest Destiny and Texas annexation were deeper causes. Separating timing from underlying forces is key to causation.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for U.S. History Social Studies students. It aligns with educational standard 11.38 (Determine which cause, consequence, treaty provision, or political debate best explains the U.S.-Mexican War and its role in intensifying sectional conflict. Standards references: C3 D2.His.14-16.9-12; C3 D2.Civ.8-14.9-12; CCSS RH.11-12.3; APUSH Period 5; NAEP Themes 1,4; NY 11.3-11.4.).