Causes
America's divine right to expand
Manifest Destiny
The definition of Manifest Destiny
America's divine right to move westward.
The reasons the South wanted war
They wanted to expand slavery and fulfill Manifest Destiny
Second Lieutenant
The year that the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in
1848
President Polk sent this person to Mexico to make them angry
Zachary Taylor
The reason Mormons wanted to move west.
They were facing religious persecution and wanted to escape.
Henry David Thoreau's feelings on the war
He didn't want war at all
The rank of Stonewall Jackson in the Mexican-American War
Lieutenant
The year the Gadsden Purchase happened.
1853
The huge event happening in California that everyone wanted to be apart of.
The Gold Rush
The presidents that supported Manifest Destiny
James K. Polk and John Quincy Adams
They thought it was morally wrong
The reason William Tecumseh Sherman barely saw any combat.
He had to sail around South America to get to California.
The leaders who signed the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Santa Anna and Polk
The state many people were moving to for cheap land but they wanted to be apart of America
California
The reason Congress liked Manifest Destiny
They wanted more land
The reason Abolitionists didn't want war
They didn't want more land for slavery to expand
The rank Braxton Bragg got promoted to during the war
Lieutenant Colonel
The counties the Gadsden Purchase was between.
Mexico and America
Texas
A huge deal that was happening in California which is one of the reasons we wanted to move there.
The Gold Rush
The name of the essay Henry David Thoreau wrote to support his opposition to the war
Civil Disobedience
Robert E Lee
The area that Mexico had to give up with the treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo.
California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Colorado