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What state was annexed by the United States directly prior to the Mexican American War?
What is Texas
What states did the U.S. gain from the Mexican-American War?
What are California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and parts of Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Kansas?
Who was the current president during the Mexican American War?
Who is James K. Polk
Who ruled Mexico during the time of the Mexican American war?
Who is Mexican President José Joaquín de Herrera
Which side achieved a decisive victory in the Battle of Monterrey?
American victory
How many people did Mexican troops kill or injure in the first battle in the disputed area between the Rio grande and nueces rivers?
What is 16?
How much land did the U.S. gain?
What is 525,000 square miles?
Who was called the hero for the Mexican American War, and was the last Whig Party candidate for U.S. president?
Who is Winfield Scott
Who is General Mariano Arista?
Who is an experienced Mexican leader who commanded the troops
when was the Battle of Resaca de la Palma
may 9, 1846
Who was the president that pushed for expanding the United States?
Who is James K. Polk
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo do?
What is Mexico seated 55% of its territory to the United States and recognized the Rio Grande River as the southern boundary of the United States
Which general earned the nickname "old rough and ready"?
Who is Zachary Taylor
Who emerged as president after Mariano Paredes was overthrown?
What is the battle of Palo Alto?
What is the first major battle fought in the Mexican American War on May 8, 1846
Who did Presedint Polk send to Mexico to negotiate the border dispute and buying California and New Mexico?
Who is John Slidell?
What important events stemmed from the Mexican American War?
What is the expansion and dispossession of indigenous people, the California Gold Rush, and American Civil War?
How many American soldiers died in the Mexican American war?
What is 15,000 soldiers
What is 25,000 soldiers
Which battle was led by General Kearny and Colonial Doniphson that captured the New Mexico territory?
What is the Battle of New Mexico
When did President Polk declare war on Mexico?
When is May 13th 1946?
How much money was paid to Mexico to buy land?
What is $15 million
Who was Andrew Jacksons personal aid when her oversaw the surrender of Spanish Florida?
Who is General Willian Harney
Which Mexican President was overthrown shortly before the Mexican American war?
Who is Marian Paredes
why was the battle of Blockade of Veracruz important
what is ?War in stopping the trade of contraband.