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Mexican American War Expert Information Since the first settlements were established back in 1607, a westward moving frontier has been the mark of American history. Many people in all parts of the country wanted to expand the land area of the United States. Merchants supported the idea because they wanted ports on the Pacific coast. Settlers wanted the opportunity to move into the fertile lands in areas such as Oregon, California, and Texas. Politicians, like James K. Polk, took notice of this public support for manifest destiny (the idea that it was the fate of the United States to reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific). It was James K. Polk who adopted the idea of the annexation of Texas as part of his successful campaign for the presidency in 1844. The subsequent settlement and annexation of Texas served as another chapter in America’s expansion westward. Unfortunately, the land the United States wanted often belonged to someone else. Would those countries just turn it over? Read pp. 383-388 to answer the following questions. Then complete the map. 1. What was the boundary dispute between Mexico and the U.S.? Texas believed the boundary was the ______________________. Mexico believed the boundary was the ____________________. 2. Who did the U.S. President James Polk send to negotiate the problem of the border? ________________________________ 3. How did Mexico respond to the U.S. after the U.S. tried to negotiate with Mexico? _____________________________________________________________________ 4. Write the definition of the word “manifest destiny”. (page 374) _____________________________________________________________________ 5. Who was the general that Polk ordered to move troops toward the Rio Grande? _____________________________________________________________________ 6. What date does the U.S. declare war against Mexico and why does the U.S. declare war? ______________________________________________________________________ (Study the map on page 387 to answer questions 7-8.) 7. What direction is San Antonio FROM Mexico City? __________________ 8. After leaving New Orleans, where did the American troops land in Texas? _______________ Updated 05/31/07 1 9. What was the name of the treaty signed to end the Mexican War and what date was it signed on? _______________________________________________ 10. What were the terms of the treaty? a. b. c. d. 11. What was the Mexican Cession? 12. How much money did the U.S. pay for the Mexican Cession? _________________________ (Use page 388 to answer questions 13-15.) 13. Explain the Compromise of 1850. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 14. In the Compromise of 1850, how much money did Texas receive for the land along the upper Rio Grande when they ceded it to the U.S.? 15. From what you have learned about the problems Texas faced during the Republic, how was this Money used? Using page 387in your textbook and this worksheet as a guide, color the attached map. 16. Label the compass rose. 17. Label the Nueces River. 18. Label the Rio Grande River. 19. Label San Antonio. 20. Label New Orleans. 21. Label the Gulf of Mexico. 22. Label Mexico and Canada. 23. Label and color land ceded to the U.S. by Texas in the Compromise of 1850, Texas and the United States. 24. Label and color the Mexican Cession. California, Utah, Nevada, and the remaining parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming) Updated 05/31/07 2 Key Land ceded to U.S. by Texas in the Compromise of 1850 Texas Mexico Mexican Cession Updated 05/31/07 3 WAR SUMMARY CHART CAUSES 1. 2. 3. 4. SPARK POLITICAL LEADERS MILITARY LEADERS General Zachary Taylor ___________________________________ United States President ________________ Mexico _________________ – overthrown by Santa Anna in a military coup United States General _______________ Mexico General _______________ MAJOR BATTLES TREATY ______________________ Monterrey Mexico City Terms of Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. RESULTS United States achieved __________________ ______________ gave up all claims to Texas Updated 05/31/07 4