Mexican American War Timeline by Alexis Lay Vu https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6 en-us 2016-09-16 17:27:05 UTC 2025-11-03 12:49:17 UTC hello@padlet.com When? 329984 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124435972 The Mexican American War started in 1845.]]> 2016-09-16 17:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124435972 How? 329984 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124436730 John C. Fremont, led an American exploration group into California which violated Mexico's territorial rights. Therefore, Mexican troops crossed to Rio Grande and killed 11 U.S. soldiers. Polk, the U.S. president at the time, called for a war and congress approved it.]]> 2016-09-16 17:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124436730 Who? 329984 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124438694 The war in 1845 involved the Mexicans and the Americans.]]> 2016-09-16 17:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124438694 Why? 329984 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124439033 The real cause of this war was because the Americans violated Mexico's territorial rights.]]> 2016-09-16 17:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124439033 Where? 329984 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124440124 The war took place all over Mexico.]]> 2016-09-16 17:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124440124 What? 329984 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124440658 After about a year of fighting, Mexico finally conceded defeat. The U.S. and Mexico the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Rio Grande became the border between Texas and Mexico. Mexico ceded the New Mexico and California territories to the United States. ]]> 2016-09-16 17:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124440658 How did this affect the U.S? 329833 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492096 The Mexican soldiers killed 11 U.S soldiers. In 1846, Polk ordered colonel Stephen Kearny and his troops to march from fort Leavenworth, Kansas,  to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Where they met there a New Mexican contingent. New Mexico fell to the U.S without a shot. ]]> 2016-09-16 23:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492096 What major change resulted? 329833 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492298 The U.S got a full complete nation and expanded to get two more states to its collection. ]]> 2016-09-16 23:10:56 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492298 329833 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492383 2016-09-16 23:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492383 329833 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492419 2016-09-16 23:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492419 329833 https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492447 2016-09-16 23:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/329984/jk926ve8q1e6/wish/124492447