Before the War
Mexico became independent in this year, leading to political instability.
1821
This leader attempted to limit American influence in Texas.
Vicente Guerrero
John C. Fremont led this revolt that helped capture California.
The Bear Flag Revolt
U.S. expansion after the war reignited conflict over this issue.
The expansion of slavery
The Compromise of 1850 admitted this state as free.
California
These attacks on Alta California made Mexican territory vulnerable.
Indian raids
Texas declared independence from Mexico in this year.
1836
A major battle in central Mexico was the Battle of ___ ___.
The Battle of Buena Vista
The Wilmot Proviso attempted to ban slavery in land gained from this country.
Mexico
This part of the Compromise pleased the South.
Fugitive Slave Act
The U.S. was motivated to expand westward for cotton and this ideology.
Manifest Destiny
The U.S. annexed Texas as the ___ state in 1845.
28th state
The war officially ended with this treaty.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Free Soil Party opposed slavery expansion because it harmed these workers.
White laborers
The Fugitive Slave Act required free states to do this.
Assist in capturing fugitives / return escapees
Mexico struggled to defend its land because of this problem.
An overextended/unstable government
The Mexican-American War started after U.S. and Mexico clashed in this disputed region.
The Texas borderlands?
This U.S. negotiator defied orders by staying to complete the treaty.
Nicholas Trist
The sectional divide over slavery intensified between these two regions.
North and South
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed this earlier compromise.
Missouri Compromise (1820)
This future state drew large numbers of American settlers before the war.
Texas
This future president was sent to the disputed area, helping trigger the conflict.
Zachary Taylor
Under the treaty, Mexico ceded these modern states (name two).
New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, or Utah(any two)
The acquisition of over 1 million square miles was even larger than this earlier land purchase.
The Louisiana Purchase
The Kansas-Nebraska Act used this policy to decide slavery.
Popular Sovereignty