Mexican American War

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What caused the Mexican American War?	- 1845: U.S. annexed Texas; border dispute on where Texas ended and Mexico began - Americans believed in Manifest Destiny - Californian residents were unhappy with Mexico's rule. Polk offered to buy California; mexico refused - Polk ordered troops to go to disputed border and a battle ensued; Polk claimed that Mexico started the war
What were the effects of Mexican American War?	- U.S. divided; Southwest favored the move, Whigs saw the war as greedy land grabbing - Belief of Manifest Destiny helped gain support, but abolitionists warned it would result in more slave states - Mexico's lack of modern weapons led to Mexico's defeat even with more soldiers - Treaty of Guadalupe HIdalgo: Texas has Rio Grande has boundaries, U.S. gets California and New Mexico (U.S. extends to the pacific) -Disputes on slave states and free states
What is the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?	The treaty at the end of the Mexican-American War. Defined Texas' boundaries at the Rio Grande, California and New Mexico went to America
What is Wilmont Proviso?	A proposed bill that said any territory gained from the Mexican American war to be admitted as slave states. It failed, but led to intense debates
May 13. 1846	Polk states to Congress that Mexico “invaded our territory and shed American blood on American soil.”
February 2, 1848	Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Signed

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