1. The War with Mexico
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2. Americans Support Manifest Destiny

3. Trouble with Mexico 1845 Congress admitted Texas as a slave state
Mexico still claimed Texas as its own
U.S. offered Mexico $25 million for Texas, California and New Mexico- Mexico refused the offer
Border disputes-
US claimed Rio Grande River, Mexico claimed Nueces River
Ordered General Zachary Taylor to station troops on the northern bank of the Rio Grande-Mexican troops crossed the river and attacked
Congress declared war
Americans had mixed reaction to Polk’s call for war
Some questioned whether the facts surrounding the attack were correct
James K. Polk

4. Capturing New Mexico and California
General Stephen Kearney was ordered to occupy New Mexico then continue west to California
Took New Mexico without firing a shot
John C. Frémont rebelled against Mexican rule in the Bear Flag Revolt
U.S. troops reached California and joined forces with the rebels
Americans controlled all of California

5. The Invasion of Mexico General Taylor batted his way south from Texas
February 22, 1847 his 4,800 troops met General Santa Anna’s 15,000 Mexican soldiers
Santa Anna sent Taylor a note offering him a chance to surrender-Taylor refused, forced Santa Anna to retreat
In southern Mexico General Winfield Scott landed at Veracruz on the Gulf of Mexico and battled inland toward Mexico City
Mexico City fell to Scott in September 1847

6. The Mexican Cession
February 2, 1848 the war officially ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico recognized that Texas was a part of the United States
Rio Grande was the border between the nations
Mexican Cession-U.S. pays $15 million to Mexico
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming

7. From Sea to Shining Sea The Gadsden Purchase-1853/1854
A strip of land across what is now southern New Mexico and Arizona purchased from Mexico costing $10 million.