May 12, 2015 MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

Materials  INB  Pencil  HW: vocab boxes p.141 ToC  Topic: Mexican American War  Map p.142  Historical context p.143  Venn Diagram p.144  Mini-poster p.145 SWBAT SUMMARIZE THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR BY COMPLETING A MINI POSTER

TODAY IN HISTORY May 12  The first indicted bank robber in the U.S., Edward Smith, was sentenced to five years hard labor.  The American Bowling Congress abolished its white males-only membership restriction for blacks after 34 years.  Tens of thousands killed and thousands injured when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan Provinces in western China.

1.Texas __________________ that the Rio Grande was the correct border between Texas and Mexico. 2. The United Nations is an organization that helps resolve international _____________________. 3. Mexico said that the Nueces River marked the ________________________ between Texas and Mexico. 4. The United States ____________________ war on terrorism after 9/11. DO NOW: USE YOUR VOCABULARY TO FILL IN THE BLANKS

1.Describe what you see (3 bullet points) 2.Describe what story this map is telling us (1 sentence) 3.Make a prediction: What does this mean for the relationship between Mexico and the United States? (1 sentence) P.142 ANALYZE MAP TOP HALF OF PAGE

-3 BULLET POINTS 1 SENTENCE: WHAT IS THE STORY OF THIS MAP -MAKE A PREDICTION

American president: James K. Polk Mexican leader: Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR NOTES BOTTOM HALF OF P Cause: disputed borders America claimed the border was the Rio Grande Mexico claimed the border was the Nueces River End of the War: Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago

 Paste information into their INB and draw a visual symbol for each line of information P.143 HISTORICAL CONTEXT NOTES

VIDEO P.144 American perspective Mexican perspective

1.Choose a perspective: American or Mexican perspective 2.Explain the causes of the war (2-3 sentences) 3.Explain who your leader is (2-3 sentences) 4.Explain the outcome of the war (2-3 sentences) 5.One professionally colored illustration MINI-POSTER P.145