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100
the line or natural feature that separates one area, state, or country from another
What is a boundary?
100
According to Mexico, this was the boundary lie between Mexico and Texas in 1846.
What is the Nueces River?
100
Californios
What were Mexicans living in California in 1846 called?
100
the year in which trouble between the Mexicans and the US broke out along the Rio Grande River in Texas
What is 1846?
100
the Rio Grande
What is the name of the river divides Texas from Mexico?
200
discussions aimed at reaching an agreement
What are negotiations?
200
The US annexed Texas, and Mexico refused to sell New Mexico, California, and Texas.
What are two things that caused the Mexican-American War to break out?
200
John C. Fremont
What US Army captain encouraged a small group of Americans in northern CA to rebel?
200
they fought a revolution and declared themselves a republic in 1836
What did Texans do about Mexican rule?
200
The Gadsden Purchase
What purchase was made by the United States that gave the United States the strip of land that makes up Southern Arizona and New Mexico
300
giving up territory by one country to another
What is cession?
300
the annexation of Texas by the United States
What occurred in December 1845 that increased the United States territory?
300
Who led 1,500 American troops westward along the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico?
Who was Stephen Kearney?
300
Better weapons, better military leaders, and better-trained soldiers
What are three advantages the Americans had in the Mexican-American War?
300
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What treaty was signed on February 2, 1848 that declared Mexico's surrender and land to the United States for $15 million?
400
incorporation of territory into the domain of a city, country, or state
What is annexation?
400
They enforced harsh rules included curfews and not being allowed to carry weapons.
How did US military commanders treat the Californios?
400
They arrested Vallejo who was the local ruler, captured weapons, wrote a declaration of independence from MX, and declared CA to be a republic.
What did the Americans in the Bear Flag Revolt do?
400
Monterey or Veracruz
What was one large city in northern Mexico that the Americans invaded?
400
The Gadsden Purchase and The Mexican Cession
In 1848 and 1853, what two huge pieces of land did the US get from Mexico?
500
the idea that God wanted the US to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny?
500
John Slidell
Who was sent to negotiate a settlement between Mexico and the United States after the admission of Texas into the Union?
500
Colonel John Kearney
Who beat back the Mexicans in San Diego, bringing the conquest of California to an end?
500
fierce fighting with no winner; then the next day the Mexican troops disappeared
What happened at the Battle of Buena Vista?
500
CA, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming
What six present-day states did the US gain from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the close of the war?
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