When?
In what year did the war between the United States and Mexico begin?
What is 1846?
What is the name of the treaty that officially ended the Mexican-American War?
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Who was the U.S. President during the Mexican-American War?
Who is James K. Polk?
This border dispute was a major cause of the war, with the U.S. claiming it was the Rio Grande while Mexico insisted it was this river further north.
What is the Nueces River?
This river marked the border claimed by the United States between Texas and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande?
In what year was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the war, signed?
What is 1848?
This concept was the popular belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This U.S. General, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready," led the main army into northern Mexico and would later become president.
Who is Zachary Taylor?
Why did President Polk claim that Mexico had "shed American blood upon the American soil" in his request to Congress for war?
What is because of an ambush on U.S. troops in the disputed territory north of the Rio Grande?
The heaviest fighting of the war, including the Battle of Chapultepec, took place in and around this capital city.
What is Mexico City?
What year saw the start of both the American annexation of Texas and the Gadsden Purchase?
What is 1845 and 1853?
What was the name of the failed amendment proposed in 1846 that would have prohibited slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico?
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
Who was the Mexican General and President who was defeated by American forces?
Who is Antonio López de Santa Anna?
Why were many Whigs in the Northern United States opposed to the war?
What is because they feared it was a plot to expand slavery?
The vast territory ceded by Mexico, known as the Mexican Cession, includes the present-day states of California and Nevada, along with parts of these four others.
What are Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado?
In which year was the Wilmot Proviso, a failed proposal to ban slavery in territory gained from Mexico, first introduced to Congress?
What is 1846?
American settlers in California declared this short-lived, independent state in 1846.
What is the Bear Flag Republic?
As a congressman, this future U.S. President was an outspoken opponent of the war and questioned President Polk's reasoning for it.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Why did Mexico initially break diplomatic relations with the United States in 1845?
What is because the U.S. annexed Texas?
The Bear Flag Revolt took place in this modern-day U.S. state.
What is California?
American troops captured Mexico City in September of this year, which effectively ended the combat.
What is 1847?
What was the final land acquisition from Mexico, after the war, that secured the southern border of Arizona and New Mexico?
What is the Gadsden Purchase?
This U.S. General led the amphibious invasion at Veracruz and captured Mexico City.
Who is Winfield Scott?
Why did President Polk secretly send diplomat Nicholas Trist to negotiate with Mexico, ultimately resulting in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
What is because he was concerned about growing domestic opposition to the war?
The U.S. Army landed at this strategic port city on the Gulf of Mexico before beginning its march inland to the capital.
What is Veracruz?