Unit 3 Ch 5 lesson 4 The Mexican American War (page 212) Flashcards
Right
A freedom that belongs to a person
Treaty
Written agreement between groups or nations
how did the views of Mexican and American leaders differ about Texas
Mexicand considered Texas a part of Mexico; they disagreed about the border between Texas and Mexico.
Who was John Sloat
US commander in the Navy who sailed to Monterey and took over the city. He raised the US flag and declared California was now a part of the US
what happened when US soilders crossed the Mexico border
Mexican troops attacked them and US declared war on Mexico
what the the Americans want to from the war
they wanted to take control of California from Mexico
Where did Sloat go after California
San Francisco and Sonoma
Who was Robert Stockton
new leader of US Navy after John Sloat
what did Stockton do for the bear flaggers
made them a part of US army
who was named the leader of the bear flaggers by Stockton
John Fremont and Archibald Gillespie
What did Stockton send Fremont and Gillespie to do
take control of other California cities
what did Gillispie do to the people of Los Angeles
made rules of when and where people could travel. this made people mad and they rebeled
who was Stephen Watts Kearny
general whose troops were attacked by Californios
what was the battle of San Pasqual
battle between the Californios and American soliders
why did Kerney send most of his soilders back to New Mexico
because he was told by scout Kit Carson that California was safely under US control
