Causes of the War
This territory rebelled against Mexico in 1835.
Texas
This U.S. president was in office when the Mexican-American War began.
James K. Polk
The war was mainly fought in these three regions.
Texas, New Mexico, and California
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War in 1848.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The war helped the United States achieve this coast-to-coast growth.
Westward Expansion
Many Americans believed the United States was meant to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
This general led Texian forces and defeated Santa Anna during the Texas Revolution.
Sam Houston
This fort became famous after Texian defenders were killed there.
The Alamo
Mexico agreed to recognize this as the border of Texas after the war.
Rio Grande
The video says the war helped bring this issue “front and center” in the United States.
slavery
Mexico was angry when the United States did this to Texas in 1845.
Annexing Texas
This Mexican leader was president, a general, and was captured by Texian rebels.
Antonio López de Santa Anna
This capital city became the first foreign capital ever occupied by U.S. forces.
Mexico City
In return for the Mexican Cession, the U.S. paid Mexico this amount.
$15 million
Many officers who fought together in the Mexican-American War later fought each other in this war.
Civil War
President James K. Polk sent U.S. troops to this disputed river border.
Rio Grande
These two U.S. generals led major campaigns during the war.
Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott
This large land area Mexico gave up after the war included present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
The Mexican Cession
Besides paying $15 million, the United States also did this with $3 million Mexico owed.
Forgave the debt
The video says the war damaged U.S. relations with this neighboring country for a long time.
Mexico
Polk tried to avoid war at first by offering Mexico this amount of money for California and New Mexico.
$30 million
This young congressman was mentioned as someone who opposed the war.
Abraham Lincoln
Five years after the war, this land deal helped set the border where it is today.
Gadsden Purchase
According to the article, many Mexicans living in annexed territories experienced these two major hardships.
displacement, loss of land/culture
The article says studying this war can help nations work toward this kind of future.
peaceful, harmonious, and inclusive future