The Mexican-American War 1846-1848

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The Mexican-American War1846-1848
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1. Why did Texas secede from Mexico?
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1. Why did Texas secede from Mexico?

• At first, Mexicans encouraged American
  settlement.
• Then Mexico had abolished slavery.
• Texans disregarded the ban and imported slaves
  anyway

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The Battle of the Alamo
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Recaptures
the Alamo
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Remember the Alamo!
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The Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
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2. The Mexican-American War

• Began when The Texas Republic was annexed by the
  U.S. in 1846.
• Ended 1848 with the surrender of Mexican
  President Santa Ana.

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The Bombardment of Vera Cruz
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3. American Divisions over the War

• Not all Americans supported this war.
• Southerners supported the war because it would
  expand slavery
• Northerners oppose it b/c they did not want
  slavery to expand (also felt it was morally wrong)

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General Scott Enters Mexico City
US victorySeptember 1847
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Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1848
Nicholas Trist,American Negotiator
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4. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1848

• President Santa Ana surrendered and signed the
  Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Mexico gave the U. S. the modern states of
  California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and
  parts of Colorado (known as the MEXICAN CESSION)
• U. S. gave Mexico 15,000,000 for the land