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What was one of the states America wanted?
California or New Mexico
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When did the Americans start arriving in California?
1800's
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Who was the president at the time?
President James Polk
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Five years later what did the United States buy from Mexico
Arizona and New Mexico or The Gadsden Purchase
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When were the United States and Mexico at War?
May 13, 1846
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What was another one of the states America wanted?
California or New Mexico
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How was the war started?
Mexico didn't take their money to by California and New Mexico
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Which general did the president say he received a letter from?
General Zachary Talylor
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What was the pass Jim Becwourth discovered?
Sierra Nevada Pass
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When did President Polk offer to buy California?
1846
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What is one reason President Polk wanted California?
California has a good trading port to Asia
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When was President Zachary Taylor elected president?
1848
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Polk asked General Zachary Taylor to move his troops across what river?
Nueces River
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General Zachary Taylor and his troops were on the border of what state?
The Texas border
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When did the United States army attack the Mexicans?
September, 1846
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About how many people lived in California in 1840?
About 1,000 people
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Why was the uprising if the United States called the Bear Flag Revolt?
They raised a white flag with a brown cut out of a bear on it.
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Who decided to protest the war by not paying their taxes?
Henry David Thoreau
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List three states that were part of the Mexican Cession?
California, Nebraska, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado
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When did the peace treaty end the war?
1848