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Key Terms for 5.3 Mexican-American War

Key Terms for 5.3 Mexican-American War

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11th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

James Polk

Back

Taking office in 1845, President Polk dispatched a special envoy to the government in Mexico City to persuade Mexico to sell the California and New Mexico territories to the United States.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mexican-American War

Back

A conflict between the United States and Mexico that lasted from 1846 to 1848, beginning after the U.S. annexed Texas in 1845 and a dispute over the location of the Texas-Mexico border.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Nueces River

Back

The Mexican government insisted Texas’s southern border was on the Nueces River.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Rio Grande

Back

Polk asserted that the border lay farther to the south, along the Rio Grande.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Bear Flag Republic

Back

The new republic’s flag included a California grizzly bear.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848

Back

The treaty negotiated by diplomat Nicholas Trist with Mexico consisted of terms favorable to the United States: Mexico recognized the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas, and the United States took possession of the former Mexican provinces of California and New Mexico.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Mexican Cession

Back

The United States paid $15 million and assumed responsibility for any claims of American citizens against Mexico.

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