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Mexican Independance
Mexico becomes independant, after they revolt against Spain. -
Texas Leaves the Country Mexico
Texas revolts against Mexico and declared itself as the "Lone Star." -
Texas Joins the Union
Texas joins the Union after leaving Mexico around a decade before. -
Fredrick Douglass- US is Cruel
Fredrick says that the US is very cruel to Mexico, by writing in his newspaper. He was a very influencial writer at the time. -
Polk Wants War With Mexico
President Polk wanted to wage war with Mexico just for the land and power. -
Delano Opposes War
Delano opposes war, because he is racist. He doesn't want white men mixing with minorities. -
John O'Sullivan
John O'Sullivan says before the US Mexican War that “It is our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.” This shows that people even before the war thought of the US as a superior country. It says that the county will spread across the continent and take away all of the land. This is foreshadowing the US Mecican War. -
US Goes ito Mexican and Gets Killed
The US attempts to provoke the Mexicans by going into their territory. They are successful, because Mexico attacks. -
US Military Shortage
Less people were joining the military, so the US started offering extra land and other things. -
Officer Rever Threatens Indians
Officer Rever tell the Native Americans to giev up their culture or be punished. -
One Day Debate
The One Day Debate was when members of the congress decided that they should go to war against Mexico. -
America Declares War
America declares war after the One Day Debate. -
Revolt- New Mexico
The Mexicans of New Mexico revolted against the US. This was solved after many arrests. -
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US Mexican War
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The US Takes Sante Fe
General Kearny conquers Sante Fe, without violence. -
Mr. Giles Exhibits his Racism
Mr. Giles explains how the whites destiny is to conquer Mexico (and the world). -
US Takes LA
The United State seize LA from Mexico. -
Battle for Mexico City
Battle for Mexico City was won by the US- the final battle. This was the major battle that crushed the Mexican's spirits -
US Wins the War
The US wins the cruel war they waged against Mexico. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The US signs the treaty guadalupe hidalgo, saying that there will be peace between Mexico and The United States of America. This treaty also is the reason the US gave Mexico 15 million USD. This was done, so the US didn't look like a terrible country. This is the resolution of the Mexican-American War. -
Over 5,000 Deserters
After the war, there were at least 5,000, American Deserters counted on the US side. THe Mexicans had many deserters too.
