Mexico Vs U.S.
Published on Nov 24, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
POLK URGES WAR
- Hostility between Mexico and U.S.
- Tex Revolution1836, Annexation 1845
- Polk wanted war
- Could get Tex, NM, and CA
- Argued over Rio Grande border
SLIDELL'S REJECTION
- 1844 Santa Anna no longer president
- 1845 Polk send John Slidell to work out deal for land
- Mex refuses Slidell entrance
- Polk issues Zach Taylor to march Rio Grande
- Blockade river
SECTIONAL ATTITUDES TOWARD WAR
- War was expected
- Flooded recruiting station, newspaper predicted war (romantic appeal)
- Not everyone wants war (mostly northerners because south may gain power)
- Wilmot Proviso 1816 prohibited slavery in lands acquired by Mex
THE WAR BEGINS
- John Fremont lead through Ca province
- Mex angered and send troos across Rio Grande
- Killed 9 soldiers
- Polk calls for war (first foreign war)
KEARNY MARCHES WEST
- 1846 Polk sends Kearny from Kansas to New Mexico
- Traveled 800 mile of barren ground (the long marcher)
- No fires shot (won easily)
- Quickly traveled to California
THE REPUBLIC OF CALIFORNIA
- 19 century Spanish creates 20 missions
- 1830s 12000 Mexican settlers migrate for cattle ranches (Natives used as workers)
- 1840s 500 us settlers lived in Ca
- 1846s Fremont seized Sonoma and hoisted bear flag on it (called above title)
- Kearney captures New Mexico and quickly travels to California
THE WAR IN MEXICO
- U.S. receives victory after vuctiry over Mexico
- Invasion of Mexico lasted a year (Zachary Taylor, Winfield Scott)
- Polk retrieved exiled Santa Anna to wirk on a deal but git tricked
- 1847 attack on Buena Vista (retaliation)
- General Scott captures Veracruz (never lost a single battle)
AMERICA GAINS THE SPOILS OF WAR
- Mexico 25000 lives lost
- Half its land lost
- U.S. 13000 lives lost 2000 in battle 11000 by disease
- Increases land by 1/3
THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO 2/2/1848
- Nevada, Utah, most if Arizona, parts of Utah and Wyoming
- Paid 15 million
- Mexican benefit if they live on land
- Free reliodion, property protected, bilingual election, open borders
- 1853- frank Pierce pays 10 million south of Gila River (Gasdon Putchase)
TAYLOR'S ELECTION IN 1848
- Democrats nominate Lewis cass
- Free-soil nominate Martin Van Buren
- Whig nominate war hero Zach Taylor
- Zach Taylor easily wins the election and becomes president
