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Did you Know?
The Mexican-American War marked the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil!

In April of 1846, Mexican troops attacked a group of American troops over the disputed land under the command of General Zachary Taylor.
The U.S troops were led by General Winfield Scott. They began marching towards Mexico City, following the same route that Hernán Cortés followed when he invaded the Aztec empire. In September of 1847, General Scott successfully surrounded Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle. During the clash, a group of military school students, committed suicide rather then surrendering.
Your Last Fun Fact!
Gold was discovered in California just days before Mexico surrendered the land to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The War Begins!
Image by Tom Mooring
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO
A Quick Glimpse
Causes of the War
Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836. The United States turned it down because northern states were against the addition of a new slave state. In 1844, James K. Polk, the new president, campaigned that Texas should be "re-annexed" and that the Oregon Territory should be "re-occupied". He also had his eyes on what is now the U.S. Southwest. His offer to purchase those lands was rejected, and that is when started the fight by moving troops into a disputed zone between the Rio Grande and Nueces River.
Following that battle, Polk told Congress that the "cup of forbearance" had been worn out, even before Mexico passed the boundary line of the U.S, invaded the territory, and shed American blood upon American soil.
With that, Congress declared war two days later, May 11,1846.
Guerilla attacks against U.S supply lines continued, but the war really ended. On February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. The treaty stated established the Rio Grande and not the Nueces River as the U.S.-Mexican border. Under the treaty, Mexico also realized the U.S. had invaded Texas. Mexico agreed to sell California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande for $15 million.
The war marked a politically divided and military unprepared Mexico against the U.S. President James K. Polk, who believed the United States had a "manifest destiny" to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. A border along the Rio Grande started off the fighting and was followed by a series of U.S. victories. In the end, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

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Did you Know?The Mexican-American War marked the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil! In April of 1846, Mexican troops attacked a group of American troops over the disputed land under the command of General Zachary Taylor. The U.S troops were led by General Winfield Scott.

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Did you Know?
The Mexican-American War marked the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil!

In April of 1846, Mexican troops attacked a group of American troops over the disputed land under the command of General Zachary Taylor.
The U.S troops were led by General Winfield Scott. They began marching towards Mexico City, following the same route that Hernán Cortés followed when he invaded the Aztec empire. In September of 1847, General Scott successfully surrounded Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle. During the clash, a group of military school students, committed suicide rather then surrendering.
Your Last Fun Fact!
Gold was discovered in California just days before Mexico surrendered the land to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The War Begins!
Image by Tom Mooring
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO
A Quick Glimpse
Causes of the War
Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836. The United States turned it down because northern states were against the addition of a new slave state. In 1844, James K. Polk, the new president, campaigned that Texas should be "re-annexed" and that the Oregon Territory should be "re-occupied". He also had his eyes on what is now the U.S. Southwest. His offer to purchase those lands was rejected, and that is when started the fight by moving troops into a disputed zone between the Rio Grande and Nueces River.
Following that battle, Polk told Congress that the "cup of forbearance" had been worn out, even before Mexico passed the boundary line of the U.S, invaded the territory, and shed American blood upon American soil.
With that, Congress declared war two days later, May 11,1846.
Guerilla attacks against U.S supply lines continued, but the war really ended. On February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. The treaty stated established the Rio Grande and not the Nueces River as the U.S.-Mexican border. Under the treaty, Mexico also realized the U.S. had invaded Texas. Mexico agreed to sell California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande for $15 million.
The war marked a politically divided and military unprepared Mexico against the U.S. President James K. Polk, who believed the United States had a "manifest destiny" to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. A border along the Rio Grande started off the fighting and was followed by a series of U.S. victories. In the end, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.

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Did you Know?The Mexican-American War marked the first U.S. armed conflict fought on foreign soil! In April of 1846, Mexican troops attacked a group of American troops over the disputed land under the command of General Zachary Taylor. The U.S troops were led by General Winfield Scott.

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