The Mexican-American War is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.14.3-5. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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The Mexican-American War

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Sort each one: was it a cause of the war or an effect of it?

1.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: Some Americans hoped new land would let slavery spread, The two countries disagreed over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, Tens of thousands of Mexican citizens now lived inside the United States

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2.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: President Polk sent US soldiers into the land between the two rivers, Mexico gave up about half of its land, Mexico refused to sell California and New Mexico to the United States, The United States paid Mexico $15 million

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3.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: Thousands of soldiers on both sides died, Many Americans believed the country should stretch to the Pacific Ocean, The Rio Grande became the border of Texas, Mexican and US soldiers clashed near the Rio Grande in April 1846

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Answer key — The Mexican-American War

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. Some Americans hoped new land would let slavery spread — Cause 2. Tens of thousands of Mexican citizens now lived inside the United States — Effect 3. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848 — Effect 4. The two countries disagreed over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande — Cause
2.1. Mexico gave up about half of its land — Effect 2. Mexico refused to sell California and New Mexico to the United States — Cause 3. President Polk sent US soldiers into the land between the two rivers — Cause 4. The United States paid Mexico $15 million — Effect
3.1. Many Americans believed the country should stretch to the Pacific Ocean — Cause 2. Mexican and US soldiers clashed near the Rio Grande in April 1846 — Cause 3. The Rio Grande became the border of Texas — Effect 4. Thousands of soldiers on both sides died — Effect

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.14.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.