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UNIT 5

UNIT 5. MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH. Objective: I will write for understanding about the Mexican-American war and westward expansion. Mexican-American War. President Polk sends troops to Texas Urges Congress to declare war after battles @ Palo Alto & Resaca de la Palma.

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UNIT 5

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  1. UNIT 5 MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH Objective: I will write for understanding about the Mexican-American war and westward expansion

  2. Mexican-American War • President Polk sends troops to Texas • Urges Congress to declare war after battles @ Palo Alto & Resaca de la Palma War declared on May 13, 1846

  3. Into Mexico • Gen. Taylor marches in via Texas • Gen. Winfield Scott goes in by Gulf of Mexico • Mexico sustains heavy losses • U.S. occupies Mexico City

  4. Texans in the War • “Remember the Alamo” • 5,000 Texans serves in the U.S. forces • Many were Texas Rangers – “Texas Devils”

  5. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • February 2, 1848 • Mexican Cession – surrendered all land between Texas and Pacific Ocean • U.S. Paid Mexico $15 million

  6. California Gold Rush • Northern California – gold nuggets are discovered • The 49ers – thousands of people from the U.S. and all over the world rushed to California • Solidified Manifest Destiny

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