1. What years did the Mexican American War take place?
Week 4 Warm Up Questions Thursday
What years did the Mexican American War take place?

2. Complete the following
Answer Yesterday’s Review for Tomorrows QUIZ
Answer the Brain pop handout and battles chart
Go to my website and use the “Mountains of Asia” to answer the mountains portion.

3. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Answer to Review
Rio Grande River
$30 Million
Nueces River
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
1845

4. Answer to Review
James K. Polk
Mexican Cession

5. Answer to Review
Disputed Territory
$10 Million
M. Lamar

6. Answer to Review

7. Matamoros Monterrey Mexico City Nueces Strip Battles Description
The U.S. wanted all land up to the Rio Grande.
Mexico said it should stop at the Nueces River.
The land between the two rivers was known as the Nueces Strip
Matamoros
The first mayor battle occurred at Palo Alto in May 1846.
The U.S. was victories
Resaca de la Palma
1846, the first skirmishes
Monterrey
In September 1846, Texas Rangers helped U.S. forces defeat the Mexican army at Monterrey
Mexico City
In September 1847, General Winfield Scott’s men capture Mexico City.
This was the last major battle of the war.
Both sides then agreed to peace by signing the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo