Mexican American War

Question 1

What were immediate causes of the war?

Answer 1

1. American Annexation of Texas
2. Disputes over Southern Border of Texas
3. Debt owed to U S by Mexico
4. Mexican contempt for the Land-grabbers of America

Question 2

Who sent 30 million dollars to Mexico? What was he wanting to buy?

Answer 2

President Polk

Texas, California, and some Mexican Territory

HE WAS REFUSED

Question 3

What did Zachary Taylor do?
What happened?

Answer 3

He led an American Expedition into disputed territory.

Some of Taylor’s men were killed, and Polk used this as a reason to declare war, despite opposition in Congress.

Question 4

Who supported the war?
Who opposed it?

Answer 4

Democrats supported
Whigs opposed

Question 5

When was the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Answer 5

1848

Question 6

What did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo accomplish?

Answer 6

Re established borders,

The US got California, the rest of Texas, and all Mexican Territory between Louisiana and California (including present day Nevada and Utah)

In return, the US erased Mexico’s debt

Question 7

What did Polk do to end the war?

Answer 7

He sent an emissary with the cash to persuade Santa Ana to end the war

Question 8

What did abolitionists want to do about the territories being slave or free?

Answer 8

They wanted to cancel the treaty altogether

Question 9

What did the southern Democrats want to do about the territories being slave or free?

Answer 9

They wanted to gain the entirety of Mexico