Mexican American War

Mexican American War

Lesson Objectives

We will- Explain the Causes and effects of the Mexican- American War and their impact on the United States

I will- take notes and answer comprehension questions during the lesson.

Essential Question:
What was the Mexican-American war and its effects on the U.S?

President James K. Polk

• Becomes president with promises to expand U.S

• Declares war on Mexico

• President that expands the U.S to the Pacific Ocean

  • Manifest Destiny
    
    

Tension over Texas

• Mexico lost Texas but still owned New Mexico, California, Nevada, Arizona

• Conflict between Texas and Mexico over Texas independence treaty

• Texas annexation to US caused conflict between US-Mexico

• Adding Texas (with slavery) made North furious

Multiple Choice

Who was the U.S President that expanded the U.S to the Pacific Ocean?

• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• John F. Kennedy
• James K. Polk

Multiple Choice

True or False, Mexico and the U.S did not have any tension when Texas was annexed

• True
• False

Reasons for War

• Conflict over border of Texas

• Mexico - thought border was Nueces River
  US - wanted border at Rio Grande (more south)

• US President Polk sent troops to secure the area between the rivers

​Dispute over River that Forms Border

Hotspot

Select the TWO rivers that Mexico and the U.S each claimed was the border

Armies clash

• Fight between US and Mexican troops in disputed area

• US President says Mexico "invaded" our land and "spilled American blood."

Multiple Choice

Who said, "Mexico has …invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil"?

• James K. Polk

• Zachary Taylor

• Winfield Scott

• General Santa Anna

• After river conflict, US declared war 1846
  
  

• US took New Mexico province without firing

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War with Mexico

Multiple Choice

What belief encourages Americans to want southwest area owned by Mexico?

• democracy

• Manifest Destiny

• abolition

• industrialization

• US eventually captured Mexico City, 1847

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago - Feb. 1848 - ends war

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End of War

• More than 500,000 square miles

• Present-day California, Nevada, Utah; most of Arizona, New Mexico part of Colorado, Wyoming

US Got:

• $15 million

• Protection (life, liberty) for Mexican people living in area

• Rio Grande becomes border

​Mexico Got:

Treaty Terms

Continued fight over slavery in new territories

Conflict over New States

Gadsen Purchase - US bought southern New Mexico and Arizona build a railroad

​Adding More Land

Effects of the War

Multiple Choice

What treaty with Mexico gave the US much of the southwest US?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Ghent

Multiple Choice

How did the US get southern New Mexico and Arizona?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago

• Gadsen Purchase

• captured in war

Multiple Choice

Who won the Mexican-American War?

• Spain
• Canada
• Mexico
• The United States

Multiple Choice

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 

• Nueces River
• Sabine River
• Colorado River
• Rio Grande River

Multiple Choice

Who was the President of America during the Mexican American War?

• James K Polk

• Santa Anna

• Zachary Taylor

• James Marshal

Multiple Choice

What river did Mexico believe was the border between Texas and Mexico?

• Nueces River

• Mississippi

• Colorado

• Red River