Here is the work sheet, it is titled 'Was the United States Justified in Going to War with Mexico?'
http://troxelsclassroom.com/uploads/...417/ush1_6.pdf
So it appears they are asking for an opinion on the subject which is based on the contents of the documentation.
Notes on the back provided by the teacher......
Yes!
1. Manifest Destiny
2. We were attacked
No....
1. Polk provoked the war (and lied to Congress)
2. We were just taking land from our neighbor
3. Slavery may expand into more states in the US
As far as I can tell there is no mention of the battle of San Jauncito, nor did I find any mention that Texas was its own country for 10 years prior to the US annexation.
Both of which are very important events......reading the Mini-Q it would be easy to see how a 7th grader might come away thinking the US merely took the land from the poor Mexicans.