Chapter 13, section 4, The Mexican War Flashcards
1
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Bear Flag Republic
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Nickname for California after it declared independence from Mexico in 1846
2
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Chapultepec
A
Fort outside of Mexico City; site of an 1846 battle between the United States and Mexico.
3
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Treaty of Guadalupe-hidalgo
A
An 1848 treaty in which Mexico gave up California and New Mexico to the United States for $15 million.
4
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Cede
A
To give up
5
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Mexican Cession
A
Mexican territories of California and New Mexico given to the United States in 1848.
6
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Gadsden Purchase
A
Strip of land in present-day Arizona and New Mexico for which the united States paid Mexico $10 million in 1853.
