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

D2.His.14.3-5

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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: Mexican and US soldiers clashed near the Rio Grande in April 1846, Mexico refused to sell California and New Mexico to the United States, Americans argued bitterly over whether slavery would be allowed in the new land, The Rio Grande became the border of Texas

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2.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: The United States paid Mexico $15 million, President Polk sent US soldiers into the land between the two rivers, Many Americans believed the country should stretch to the Pacific Ocean, Thousands of soldiers on both sides died

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3.Sort each one: Cause or Effect?

Sort: California, Nevada and Utah became US land, Tens of thousands of Mexican citizens now lived inside the United States, The two countries disagreed over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande, Some Americans hoped new land would let slavery spread

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Answer key — The Mexican-American War

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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