Important People
Which general was order by president Polk to move his 4,000 men from corpus Christi Texas to the Rio Grande?
Zachery Taylor
What was the war between the U.S. and Mexico called?
The Mexican War
Who won the Mexican War?
The U.S.A.
Out of the 4 major battles in the Mexican War, how many did the U.S. win?
All 4 ;)
Who was the U.S. represenitive who negotiated the Treaty that ended the Mexican War?
Nickolas Trist
who headed to California with only 60 soldiers in 1845 also nicknamed the pathfinder?
John C Fremont
What country was founded in June 1846 and only lasted for a month?
The Bear Flag Republic.
What treaty was signed to end the war?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What battle was lead by Winfield Scott, and was a result of him completing the Veracruz operation?
Battle of Mexico City
What was general Winfield Scott's nickname
Old Fuss and Feathers
Who negotiated the treaty that ended the Mexican War
Nickolas Trist
How much did President Polk send with john Sidell to offer for settlement of the disputes about Texas?
5,000,000
What purchase gave the U.S. a strip of land along the borders of Arizona and New Mexico
Gadsden purchase
What battle ended in a three week siege and led the Mexicans to concede?
Battle of Veracruz
What type of gum did Santa Anna bring into America?
chicle gum
Who was the appointed general to distract from Zachery Taylors popularity?
Winfield Scott
When was the treaty of Guadalupe signed?
February 2, 1848
The Mexican War served as a training ground for what war?
Civil War
What battle did the U.S. used a strategy know as house to house fighting to win this battle.
The Battle of Monterrey
What political party was president Polk part of?
The democratic party
What was Thomas Jacksons nickname?
Stone Wall
who much did president Polk offer to buy California and New Mexico
25,000,000
Who wrote "But it will be as the man swallows the arsenic, which brings him down and turn. Mexico will poison us."
Ralf Waldo Emerson
What month and year did the Battle of Buena Vista occur?
February 22, 1847
What river did Mexico think should be considered the boundary between Mexico and Texas?
The Nueces River