Leading Up to the Mexican War

By paez.a

  • missouri compromise

  • texas became a province of mexico

  • mexican government abolished slavery

  • mexican government prohibited immigration

  • anglo population grew to 30,000 plus

  • texan settlers rebelled

  • santa anna captured at the battle of san jacinto

  • john tyler pushed through congress a resolution annexing texas

  • president polk stationed general zachary taylor on the dipsuted territory along the rio grande

  • general taylor was informed that the mexican army had crossed the rio grande and killed 16 of his men

  • slidell returned to washington and informed polk that he was rebuffed

  • polk submitted his war message claiming american blood had been spilled on american soil