Mexican-American War Causes & Background
The year Mexico won its independence from Spain.
What is 1821?
The U.S. diplomat was sent in November 1845 to negotiate with Mexico, but Mexican President Herrera refused to see him.
Who is John Slidell?
The Chief Clerk of the State Department sent by President Polk in April 1847 to negotiate a peace treaty.
Who is Nicholas Trist?
he month and year Texas began its fight against Mexico for independence.
What is October 1835?
Besides Texas and Mexico, the primary region where most battles of the Mexican-American War were fought.
What is the Southwestern United States?
The key battle was fought on April 21, 1836, when Texas won its independence from Mexico.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
The General ordered the troops to the Rio Grande in March 1846 who later had 11 soldiers killed in an attack near the river.
Who is General Zachary Taylor?
The historic treaty ratified by Congress on March 10, 1848, officially ending the Mexican-American War.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The month and year President Polk ordered Zachary Taylor to move troops to the Rio Grande.
What is March 1846?
The body of water where the U.S. Navy was sent in March 1846 to block Mexican ports.
What is the coast of California?
The exact date the Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States
What is December 29, 1845?
The Mexican leader who returned from exile in August 1846 and immediately raised an army of 25,000 men.
Who is Antonio López de Santa Anna?
Name three modern U.S. states completely or partially ceded to the U.S. under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
What are California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, or Colorado?
The month and year the U.S. Congress officially declared war on Mexico.
What is May 1846?
The distance separating the Nueces River and the Rio Grande border claims.
What is nearly 250 miles?
The river is claimed by the United States as the official southern border of Texas.
What is the Rio Grande?
The U.S. Major who secured Mexico City for the United States in September 1847.
Who is Major Winfield Scott?
The March 22, 1622 attack in Virginia, where Native Americans attacked settlers and killed 350 people.
What is the Jamestown Massacre?
The month and year Major Winfield Scott successfully secured Mexico City.
What is September 1847?
The English settlement was destroyed in retaliation after the 1622 Powhatan attack
What is Jamestown? (or Powhatan crops/villages)
The river is claimed by Mexico as the border, located roughly 250 miles away from the U.S.-claimed border.
What is the Nueces River?
he event in April 1846 that directly led Congress to officially declare war on Mexico in May 1846.
What is the attack on Taylor’s troops (where 11 U.S. soldiers were killed)?
The Powhatan chief who led the 1622 attack against the Jamestown settlers.
Who is Chief Opechancanough?
The complete span of years during which the Mexican-American War took place.
What is April 1846 to February 1848?
The modern state whose parts were ceded in 1848 that lies directly north of New Mexico and east of Utah
What is Colorado?