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When was the Mexican-American War
April 25th 1846 - Febuary 2nd 1848
What were the deaths on each side as a consenquence of the Mexican American War?
About 25,000 Mexicans died (some from disease) and about 13,000 Americans died.
Who won the Mexican American war?
The Americans delcare victory.
What was the original dispute of the Mexican American war?
The Mexicans wanted the Nueces River to be the boundary of Texas, but hte US wanted the Rio Grande to be the boundary.
What was the treaty name that Mexico had to sign with the US as an outcome of the Mexican American war? When?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in early 1848.
What did the Treaty that Mexico signed with the US after the Mexican American War state?
That the US got the Mexican Cession and the disputed territory of Texas and in return paid Mexico $15 million.
How much did the Mexicans and Americans gain or lose of their land as a result of the Mexican American War?
The US increased its land by 25%. Mexico lost half of its territory.
What was the Mexican Cession?
It was the land of California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
What is so interesting about the loss of Mexico and the US?
Before, the US offered Mexico $30 Million for the disputed territory, but later through the war, get the Mexican Cession and disputed territory for only $15 Million.
What did President Polk desire? Details. What was he determined to do to get them and why did he believe he could? What happened?
He desired New Mexico and California. He was determined to have them both, by purchase it possible, or by force if necessary. He believe he could get them since they were first colonized by Spain and it became Mexican territory when Mexico won its independance in 1821. They were both thinly settled and the Mexican government long neglected them. He sent an official to Mexico to try to buy it, but they refused to even see him.
When did the relationship between the US and Mexico become "sour"? Why? Also, what else made matters even worse?
When Congress voted to annex Texas. It turned "sour" since to Mexico, it was an act of war. Also, Texas and Mexico couldn't decide on a border. Texas wanted it to be the Rio Grande, but Mexico wnated it to be the Nueces River, about 150 miles northeast of the Rio Grande.
What allowed for the US to declare war on Mexico? When?
On April 25, 1846, Mexican soldiers fired American troops who were patroling. 16 americans were killed or wounded.
How did President Polk view the war?
Polk declared that Mexico "has invaded our territory and shed American blood on American soil."
How did the Mexican President view the war? Who was he?
Mexican president Mariano Paredes delcated that a greedy people "have thrown themselves on our territory...The time has come to fight."
Describe the Fall of New Mexico.
General Stephen Kearny led the Army of the West out of Kansas. his orders were to occupy New Mexico and continue west to California. The Mexican opposition melted away in front of Kearny's army. They took over without even firing a single shot.