MANIFEST DESTINY

TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO

• U.S payed Mexico $15 million
• Rio Grande border for Texas
• Gave U.S California, New Mexico, and Arizona
• Also gave Nevada and Utah
• U.S relieved Mexico of debts

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

• Gold rush in California
• Developing cities
• Cheap land

RAILROADS

• Quicker travel
• Gave jobs to immigrants
• Linked parts of United States
• Goods moved quicker

MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

MILITARY ADVANTAGES

• Better resources
• Poor Mexican leadership
• Strong American generals
• Superior firepower

KEY VICTORIES

• Battle of Palo Alto
• Battle of Monterrey
• Battle of Buena Vista

NATIVE AMERICANS

POLICIES

• Trail of Tears
• Removal from land
• Put on reservations