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Mexican Independance
Mexico won its independence in a war with Spain. -
Texas Free From Mexico
Texas broke of from Mexico and declared itself the "Lone Star Rebublic" -
Texas Became a State
Texas became a state and unnoficialy declared the Rio Grande as the border -
Forts
The U. S. army set up forts on the Rio Grande (the unnoficial border), to provoke the Mexican Army. Mexican settlements on the U. S. side of the Rio Grande had to flee. Col. Ethan Allen Hitchcock was one of the men sent by General Taylor to set up the forts. His opinion was that they should nt provoke the Mexicans, but he would follow orders. -
The begining
n 1846, Colonel Cross was killed and the U. S. assumed it was by the Mexicans. The next day, the Mexicans attacked the U. S. and General Polk (U.S. General) asked the white house for a declaration of war. -
First Battle
The Thornton affair was first battle in US Mexican war -
Anti-War Newspapers
The "New York Tribune", a newspaper at the time, stated that the United States would win the war but why would we kill innocent people. This is one example of anti-war newspapers at the time. -
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U. S.-Mexican War
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Public Peace Effort
Henry David Thoreau, a famous writer at the time, refused to pay his tax and was put in prison He refused topay taxes for the war and he famously said to his friend when he was visiting him in prison "What are you doing out there?" -
Pro-war Newspapers
The newspapers where for the war and wanting to expand from ocean to ocean and gain territory -
Mexico City
One of the final battles, at Mexico City happened. -
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Final Battle
The siege of San Jose del Cabo was the final battle before the peace treaty was signed. -
Peace
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and Mexico Surrendered. The United states took California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, parts of Wyoming and parts of Colorado. The United States payed Mexico 15,000,000 to keep up appearances. -
Abraham Lincoln's Speech
Abraham Lincoln gave a anti-war speech, and described how the war was unnescessary. Other anti-war people included anti-slavery congressmen who thought that the aquired land would become slave states.
