mexican american war

By maayra_xxD

  • anglos settle in texas

    In eastern Texas 20,000 settlers and 1,000 slaves outnumbered the 5,000 Mexicans in the area by 1830. The settlers showed little interest in Catholicism and other aspects of Mexican culture.The anglos broke the laws due to them having slaves due to that it will piss off the mexicans.

  • the alamo part.2

    when general Santa Anna brought thousand of mexican soldiers to San Antonio.Mexican troops killed all 218 anglos.The leader for the anglos were atravis he was important person.Due to this event The alamo is important event due to all the anglos being killed.This made the Anglos angry towards the Mexicans and wanted revenge and a lot of the people say to remeber the the Alamo.

  • the U.S. officially annexes Texas

  • President Polk declares war on Mexico

    The U.S. Congress overwhelmingly votes in favor of President James K. Polk’s request to declare war on Mexico in a dispute over Texas.President Polk ordered troops into disputed lands that lays between the Neuces River and the Rio Grande rivers.The mexicans thought the americans were invading mexican territory so they fired but Polk told congress that they killed americans in american soil.But clearly it was a disputed land.

  • Mexican American War

    The mexican american war had a lot tensions between the U.S and Mexico.General Zachary Taylor killed 1,200 mexicans in two battles and the mexican soldiers retreat to the south side of the Rio Grande.General Santa Anna brought 15,000 men against the U.S. "Battle of Buena Vista" but the U.S cannons defeated Santa Anna's army due to advanced weapons. The U.S troops landed in Veracruz and their U.S. forces fought their way to Mexico city.

  • Mexican American War pt.2

    The U.S. main attack was the Chapultepec Castle.The Battle of Chapultepec was when the U.S troops climbed the castle walls and set off brutal hand-to-hand combat.Santa Anna surrendered and the war was over.Finally the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was created and signed. Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory which is California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.