UNIT 3…WAR WITH MEXICO Lecture Notes

Push for Click or tap here to enter text.

 Occupied by U.S. & Click or tap here to enter text.
 With the Treaty of 1846 President James K. Click or tap here to enter text. split the territory in
half with the Click or tap here to enter text..
 Click or tap here to enter text. parallel = new border

Tension with Click or tap here to enter text.

 1845: Texas admitted as a Click or tap here to enter text. state
 Mexico still claimed Click or tap here to enter text. as their own
 Border Click or tap here to enter text. …
• Texas: Click or tap here to enter text. River
• Mexico: Click or tap here to enter text. River

Polk’s Offer
 Polk sent John Click or tap here to enter text. to Mexico to offer a DEAL…
 Click or tap here to enter text. Million for the rights to Click or tap here to enter text. & New
Mexico Territories and an agreement for the Click or tap here to enter text. to be the final
border of Texas…
 Mexico emphatically said, “Click or tap here to enter text..”

Polk Picks a Click or tap here to enter text.

 Gen. Zachary Click or tap here to enter text. stationed on the Click or tap here to enter text.
bank of the Rio Grande
 Mex. saw this as an act of Click or tap here to enter text.
 Stationed troops on the Click or tap here to enter text. bank
 April 25, 1846 - Mex. Cavalry unit Click or tap here to enter text. and killed Click or tap here to
enter text. us soldiers
 Click or tap here to enter text. had begun!

War Declared!
 Click or tap here to enter text. supported the war, but Click or tap here to enter text. thought it
was aggressive and unjust.
 Many Click or tap here to enter text. felt that this was being waged to expand Click or tap here
to enter text..
 An Illinois Congressman named Click or tap here to enter text. demanded to know the exact
location of the first shots that started the war. Claiming that the information would show no
Click or tap here to enter text. for starting the war and Click or tap here to enter text. it on
Mexico.
 The Click or tap here to enter text. supported the war and Americans justified it under the idea
of Click or tap here to enter text. Destiny.

Polk’s 3-Part Plan

#1. Secure and control the Click or tap here to enter text. of TEXAS at the Rio Grande with Zachary
Click or tap here to enter text. in command.
#2…Capturing Click or tap here to enter text. and California
Gen. Stephen Click or tap here to enter text. took New Mexico by using diplomacy
John C. Click or tap here to enter text.: Bear Click or tap here to enter text. Revolt in Sonoma, CA.
 CA and N.M. Click or tap here to enter text. American control
#3… Click or tap here to enter text. of Mexico
Gen. Taylor was Click or tap here to enter text. 3:1 defeated Santa Anna at Click or tap here to
enter text. Vista
Gen. Click or tap here to enter text. took Mexico City in Sept. Click or tap here to enter text.

Cost of the War

 The US lost only Click or tap here to enter text. men in battles but more than Click or tap here
to enter text. died from Click or tap here to enter text..
 It cost the US $ Click or tap here to enter text. Million, but Mexico paid an even greater price,
as it lost Click or tap here to enter text. its territory and an estimated Click or tap here to enter
text. casualties.

End of the War with Mexico

 Treaty of Click or tap here to enter text. Hidalgo
 Click or tap here to enter text. was part of the US with the Click or tap here to enter text. as the
Northern Mexican Border
 Mexico gave up land that is now CA, NV, UT, most of AZ, and parts of NM, CO, and WY…
Click or tap here to enter text.

New Territory
 Click or tap here to enter text.: Strip of land in Click or tap here to enter text. and NM wanted
the land for a future Click or tap here to enter text..
 US Click or tap here to enter text. = the Atlantic to the Pacific = Click or tap here to enter text.
fulfilled
 Click or tap here to enter text. discovered in CA brought the people.