https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk This provides the resources to complete an informational treasure hunt on the causes, main events, and effects/impacts of the Mexican American War en-us 2020-05-06 14:52:21 UTC 2025-12-02 16:11:13 UTC hello@padlet.com jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555001524 This link allows a student to look at several maps: national territories before the war, movement of troops/battles during the war and the results and changes to territory as a result of the war]]> 2020-05-06 14:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555001524 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555017376 Shows the US states and territories and Mexico's territories in North America]]> 2020-05-06 15:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555017376 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555027980 Shows how the US acquired or ceded land from treaties, purchases, and wars, therefore adding to its geographical and economic growth. ]]> 2020-05-06 15:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555027980 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555038267 Shows the movement of troops and US advances as led by specific military leaders ]]> 2020-05-06 15:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555038267 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555054526 Similar to the 1830 map, but now shows the Republic of Texas (Texas as an independent nation and not part of Mexico or the US)]]> 2020-05-06 15:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555054526 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555069889 This site provides various links that help understand the social and economic impacts of the Mexican American War (the effects)]]> 2020-05-06 15:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555069889 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555126666 This link gives you interesting facts, little unknowns, and ah-ha learning about the Mexican American War]]> 2020-05-06 15:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555126666 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555130852 The link provides you with a timeline of main events starting in the year 1821 and ending in 1848. ]]> 2020-05-06 15:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555130852 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555139144 Provides information on the little studied or known Irish immigrants who left the U.S. military to join the Mexican forces to fight against the U.S., explaining why. ]]> 2020-05-06 15:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555139144 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555144123 Shows the reasons/causes leading up to the War]]> 2020-05-06 15:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555144123 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555731250 Think article answers the question, "What was the Mexican American War All about? ]]> 2020-05-06 19:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555731250 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555735772 This link provides information on how the Mexican American War was one important event in America's realization of its Manifest Destiny encompassing land from the Atlantic to the Pacific.]]> 2020-05-06 19:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555735772 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555741295 This article discusses the short and long term effects of the War and how its legacy leads to the American Civil War. ]]> 2020-05-06 19:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555741295 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555746785 Learn fun facts, debunk myths about the battle and have historical ah-ha moments from this article. ]]> 2020-05-06 19:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555746785 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555754086 Discover the main battles that defined the War.]]> 2020-05-06 19:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555754086 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555757451 Learn about the Battle of the Alamo and the events leading to the Texas Revolution and the birth of the Lone Star Republic.]]> 2020-05-06 19:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555757451 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555761711 Learn how the Texas Revolution led to Texas declaring its independence and becoming its own nation from 1836-1846]]> 2020-05-06 19:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555761711 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555765650 Learn about America's expansion west, its fulfillment of Manifest Destiny leading to the Mexican American War]]> 2020-05-06 19:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555765650 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555774217 Learn why Mexico won at the Alamo, but then lost the Mexican American War]]> 2020-05-06 19:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555774217 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555779546 Facts about Manifest Destiny - the origin (coining of the phrase), expansion events leading to Mexican American War, the conflict over the spread of slavery and to the Civil War]]> 2020-05-06 19:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555779546 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555785075 This article covers a lot - causes, events and battles, and effects]]> 2020-05-06 19:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555785075 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555798944 Newsela Article]]> 2020-05-06 19:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555798944 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555802728 Translate any articles or docs to Spanish using this link]]> 2020-05-06 19:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555802728 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555808127 Learn about the aftermath of the Mexican American War and how it impacted the debate over the spread of slavery into the newly won/acquired western states.]]> 2020-05-06 20:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555808127 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555820371 2020-05-06 20:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555820371 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555823747 The Mexican-American war (1846-1848) changed the slavery debate. It almost doubled the size of the United States and began a debate, between Northerners and Southerners, over what to do with the newly acquired land.]]> 2020-05-06 20:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555823747 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555917510 Information on: Missouri Compromise, Mexican American War, Fugitive Slave Laws, Uncle Tom's Cabin, etc. ]]> 2020-05-06 20:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/555917510 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/624596027 2020-06-12 20:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/624596027 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/924706154 2020-11-15 16:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/924706154 jmeschery1 https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/924708198 2020-11-15 16:22:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jmeschery1/pw7lnua9ck4juhqk/wish/924708198