Mexican-American war

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The war ended because...

...American soldiers captures Mexico City (the capital)

Mexican families were being killed by...

...American soldiers in caves

Mexico had to give up land that is now...

...California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas and parts of Wymoing and Colorado

The Mexican government was upset because...

...The USA wanted to buy California

The Battle of Buena Vista was the first...

...battle that General Zachary Taylor was loosing

Antonia Lopez de Santa Ana was brought in to...

...be the General for the Mexican army in the war

American troops wanted Mexicans to move to California...

...because they claimed they were going to protect them and give them a better life

Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana tricked American forces because...

...he claimed that he was going to make a peace treaty, but he actually needed to get to Mexico to prepare for battle

The Northern territories of Mexico were controlled by...

...the American Army

Mexico already had issues with...

...the Native Indians

John Slidell

A diplomat sent by Polk to buy California, New Mexico, and Texas from the Mexicans. Mexico rejected his offer and Polk sent Taylor's army into Mexico

What would the Americans get if they went to Texas to fight in the war?

Acres of land. The amount depended on how much time they spent in Texas

Alamo

An abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution

National Colonization Act

An agreement in which Mexico gave 26 empresarios large areas of Texas land in exchange for getting a certain number of people to settle the land

How many Americans lived in Texas at the time?

By 1835, 25,000 Americans had already settled in Texas

William B. Travis

Commander who led the Texan Rebels to fight for the Alamo

True or False: Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president in over 100 years to go to Mexico

False, President Harry S. Truman was the 1st president to step foot on Mexican land after the Mexican American War

True or False: Texas was annexed into America as a free state

False, Texas was brought in as a slave state. In 1835, there were over 2,000 slaves in Texas, regardless to what the Mexican government said

True or False: Antonio Lopez De Santa Ana decided he couldn't be president so he moved to Cuba

False: Antonio Lopez De Santa Ana was overthrown by the Mexican Government and sent to Cuba, until he was called back to help defend the Army

True or False: More people lived in the South of Mexico to escape danger

False: More people lived in the south for agricultural purposes

Who owned a lot of land in Mexico?

General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

Why did Polk urge war on Mexico?

He wanted to defend the Americans but he also wanted California

Why was Stephen F. Austin arrested?

He was encouraging the Texans to start a revolt against the Mexican government

Who fought for the independence of California?

John C. Fremont

When did the Americans declare war on Mexico?

May 13, 1846

Antonio Lopez De Santa Ana

Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt. Was also a president of Mexico before he was over thrown

Tejanos

People of Mexican heritage who consider Texas their home

John Tyler

President responsible for annexation of Mexico/Texas

What was the boarder of Texas and Mexico called?

Rio Grande

What were a few of the rules that Americans needed to follow in order to move to Mexico?

They had to change their citizen ship to Mexican, change religion to Roman Catholic. The Americans had to free their slaves as well.

Why were the Americans upset with the Mexican government?

They were charged a lot of Taxes, they couldn't have slaves. The Mexican American boarder was closed, meaning no more Americans could enter

True or False: After the war, the American government payed for some of the debt that Mexico had

True

True or False: Because of the Mexican American war, tension grew and the Civil War soon began

True

True or False: It took over 100 years for an American president to step foot on Mexican soil

True

True or False: The Mexican-American war was turning into a civil war

True

True or False: There were not that many people living in California and New Mexico

True

True or False: The American leaders did not want to bring in Texas into the states

True, if the American leaders brought in Texas as a free state, it would bring more tension between the North and the South

Henry Clay

United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states

James K. Polk

Wanted to settle Oregon boundary dispute with Britain. He wanted to to acquire California. He also wanted to incorporate Texas into union. President in 1845.

empresario

the Spanish word for a land agent whose job it was to bring new settlers into an area


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