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War Chart: Mexican-American War

War Chart: Mexican-American War. 1846-1848. Causes. Manifest Destiny Texas (was part of Mexico, independent in 1836, annexed to U.S. in 1845 – Mexico unhappy about all of it) U.S. offered to buy California for $5 mill., then $25 mill. – Mexico insulted. Spark.

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War Chart: Mexican-American War

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  1. War Chart: Mexican-American War 1846-1848

  2. Causes • Manifest Destiny • Texas (was part of Mexico, independent in 1836, annexed to U.S. in 1845 – Mexico unhappy about all of it) • U.S. offered to buy California for $5 mill., then $25 mill. – Mexico insulted

  3. Spark • Pres. Polk orders Zachary Taylor to cross Nueces River and wait to be attacked • It happens April 25, 1846

  4. Strategy • Americans • Use Navy as well as Land forces • California • Mexico City • Attack Mexico City • Fight until you get where you’re going

  5. Mexico • Guerilla tactics • Constantly train new troops • 20,000 trained for Mexico City alone

  6. Key/Turning Point Battles • Santa Fe (1846) • Monterey (1846) • Buena Vista (1847) • Mexico City (Sep. 1847) • Actually a series of battles

  7. Heroes (and Goats) • Americans • Zachary Taylor • Stephen Kearney • Winfield Scott • James K. Polk

  8. Mexican Heroats • Santa Anna • 4 boys at Chapultepec • US Army deserters (Saint Patrick’s Battalion)

  9. Costs ($ and Lives) • Americans • Over 13,000 dead • $70 Mill ($1.1 bill. Different conversion rate based on per capita income of U.S. residents)

  10. Cost cont. • Mexicans • Over 25,000 dead – according to some estimates, may be higher

  11. Treaty • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Feb. 2, 1848) • Terms • Gives California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada to U.S. • Mexico gives up Texas and sets boundary at Rio Grande • U.S. pays Mexico $15 mill. for land we took

  12. Non-Treaty Results/Long-term Significance • Proves worth of U.S. military academies • More respect for U.S. military power • Bad relations with Latin America • Slavery extension to new territories • Gave experience to young officers who are anxious for more war

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