M-A War
What is the Alamo?
Mexican Army led by Santa Anna, wiped out all Texan defenders
Why M-A War occur?
Mexican consider that Texas is their territory
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty ended the Mexican-American War, and gave the United States much of Mexico’s northern territory
Mexican Cession
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Mexico gives up territory that would come to include California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona & New Mexico after losing the Mexican-American War. This increased the size of the United States by almost 25 percent
Who is James K. Polk?
the President of the United States that annexed Texas and asked Congress to declare war on Mexico