Mexican-American war
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
