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May 7, 2024 · Mexican-American War, war between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It was caused by a territorial dispute stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from contention over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande.
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, (Feb. 2, 1848), treaty between...
- Causes and Effects
Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 198, Folder 4—Rare...
- Timeline
This timeline describes significant events during the...
- Invasion and War
When war broke out, former Mexican president and general...
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1 day ago · Ex-slave and prominent anti-slavery advocate Frederick Douglass opposed the Mexican–American War. In the United States, increasingly divided by sectional rivalry, the war was a partisan issue and an essential element in the origins of the American Civil War.
5 days ago · The Apache Wars were a series of conflicts that took place in the American Southwest, primarily during the latter half of the 19th Century. The Apache fought with the Spanish, Mexicans, and finally the United States. Prominent Apache leaders, such as Cochise and Geronimo, led the fierce resistance against American expansion.
May 13, 2024 · Then, on May 26, 1848, both sides ratified the peace treaty that ended the conflict. The conflict centered on the independent Republic of Texas, which opted to join the United States after establishing its independence from Mexico a decade earlier.
May 9, 2024 · Battle of Puebla, (May 5, 1862), battle fought at Puebla, Mexico, between the army of the liberal government headed by Benito Juárez and the French forces sent by Napoleon III to establish a French satellite state in Mexico.
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3 days ago · Although the uprising was part of a larger one, the Mexican Federalist War, that included other provinces opposed to the regime of President Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican government believed the United States had instigated the Texas insurrection with the goal of annexation.
4 days ago · Zoot Suit Riots, a series of conflicts that occurred in June 1943 in Los Angeles between U.S. servicemen and Mexican American youths, the latter of whom wore outfits called zoot suits. The zoot suit consisted of a broad-shouldered drape jacket, balloon-leg trousers, and, sometimes, a flamboyant hat.
