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Chapter 17.2 The Mexican War
• Pres. Polk was determined to keep America expanding. – Oregon was easy. – Texas would be harder
• Mexico wants to fight for their land
• America wants to take as much as possible
• Pres. Polk makes it clear…– America is going to war
for Texas!
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American Response to War• Supporters
– Democrats• Rallied behind the POTUS
• Believed a war would bring America together
• We could show off our military!
– Slave-owners• Knew expansion = more slavery!
• People Against the War– Whig Party
• Henry Clay• Abraham Lincoln
– Believed the conflict was unnecessary. » Why have people killed
over land?
– Henry David Thoreau• Writer who went to jail for not
paying taxes– Why didn’t he pay his taxes?
» He knew the $$$ would go towards the Mexican War!
– Abolitionists in North• Thought that expansion = slavery
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Militaries at Beginning of War
• Mexican Army– Outnumbered US Army
• 40,000 Mexicans• 12,000 US Army
– Had bad officers and generals• Didn’t know how defend
their own soil
• US Army– Small at first
• Grew to over 200,000 within 1st year of war
– Officers were very well trained• Trained at West Point
Academy– Knew how to fight in
someone else’s country.
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Interesting Officers in US Army during Mexican War
• Gen. Zachary Taylor– In charge of US Army
• Future POTUS
• Gen. Franklin T. Pierce• Future POTUS
• Lt. Ulysses S. Grant– Leader of Union Army in Civil
War• Future POTUS
• Lt. George McClellan– Also leader of Union Army in
Civil War
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Other Interesting Officers In Mexican War
• Capt. Robert E. Lee– Becomes leader of
Confederate Army during Civil War
• Col. Jefferson Davis– Becomes President of
Confederate States of America during Civil War
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American Victories• May 8 and 9, 1846– Gen. Zachary Taylor has
successfully pushed Mexican Army south of Rio Grande.
– Goal: • Keep Mexican Army in
Mexico– Then, we attack
somewhere else and take more land!» Hello New Mexico!
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Battle of Santa Fe• Pres. Polk orders Gen.
Stephen Kearny to attack New Mexico’s capital.– Kearny takes it without a
fight! • Why?
– Mexican Army is stuck by Rio Grande!
• June, 1846– Kearny claims New Mexico
for USA • Moves on the Southern
California
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Battle for California• John C. Fremont
– American settler who led a revolution against the Californios. • Called the Bear Flag Revolt!
– Why? » Because their flag
had a bear on it…duh!
– Then, Gen. Kearny shows up in S. Cal• Moves up the state claiming
everything for the USA
• August 1846– America claims California!
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How it all went wrong for Mexico!
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The War’s End
• Now that California and New Mexico have been taken– That leaves just Mexico…
• Should we leave it alone?
• Or
• Should we prove a point?
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The US Proves A Point
• General Taylor wants to go into Mexico and burn down the capital city!– Pres. Polk is afraid Taylor
is too popular • He might want to run for
POTUS like other generals!
– Pres. Polk gives command to Gen. Winfield Scott• known as “Old fuss and
Feathers”
• Goal = take Mexico City!
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Gen. Scott takes Mexico City• August 1847
– Gen. Scott were at edge of Mexico City• Attack the city for 4 straight
weeks
• Sept. 14, 1847– Mexico surrenders!
• We win!
• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo– Ends Mexican War
• USA gets Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, California, Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming!– Called the Mexican Cession
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United States of America after Mexican War
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Review Questions• Why did some Americans support the Mexican
War and others did not?
• Who was the general of the US Army during the Mexican War?
• What is the name of the Treaty that ends the Mexican War?
• What does America get for winning?