Empire for Liberty? by Miles Trawick https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe Mexican Territory Period 2 en-us 2019-02-19 14:50:17 UTC 2025-12-16 16:05:17 UTC hello@padlet.com How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.? 4515011 https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332711130 The California area was now gained by the U.S. which meant that they could start going into California to get gold.  This was the beginning of the gold rush; many people began to migrate towards California for the gold which would lead to settlement there, and then lead to further development. ]]> 2019-02-19 14:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332711130 What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the U.S.? 447385 https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332711165 A war with Mexico had to be fought to gain this Territory. Many people supported the war, but some thought the fighting would have stopped quickly. This caused there to be protests including ones in magazines, pamphlets, and newspapers. People called the war Polk’s war, after the president who they were mad at. Polk questioned these people’s patriotism. People who opposed slavery believed that the war was a Southern scheme to expand slavery because Polk supported slavery, and it could be brought into the Mexican Territory.]]> 2019-02-19 14:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332711165 How did the U.S. gain this territory? 1616331 https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332711283 President James K. Polk tried to buy the northern half of Mexico, (New Mexico and Alta Califor-nia), but Mexico was offended and refused to sell it. The U.S was mad and claimed that Mexico had invaded their territory and declared war on them.  ]]> 2019-02-19 14:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332711283 How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there? 447385 https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332712374 The Mexicans that were already living there were forced to become U.S. citizens. Most of the Mexicans wanted to stay Mexican citizens, so they would run off to present day Mexico to ensure this.]]> 2019-02-19 14:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332712374 Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not? 447385 https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332712827 The U.S. was justified in acquiring this territory because the costs were just temporary. For example, the protests only happened during the war, the worry about slavery did not affect people in this territory after all. Also, Americans benefited because they were able to find gold in California.]]> 2019-02-19 14:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332712827 How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion? 447456 https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332713626 Groups like Las Gorras Blancas would do things like break barbed wire, burn barns, and tear up train tracks to retaliate against the white settlers taking their land.]]> 2019-02-19 14:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/447456/wrvd8fn6twoe/wish/332713626