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The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War, and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, was an invasion of Mexico by the United States Army from 1846 to 1848.
- Causes of The Mexican-American War
- The Mexican-American War Begins
- U.S. Army Advances Into Mexico
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836. Initially, the United States declined to incorporate it into the union, largely because northern political interests were against the addition of a new state that supported slavery. The Mexican government was also encouraging border raids and warning that any attempt at annexation would lead to war...
On April 25, 1846, Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone under the command of General Zachary Taylor, killing about a dozen. They then laid siege to Fort Texas along the Rio Grande. Taylor called in reinforcements, and—with the help of superior rifles and artillery—was able to defeat the Mexicans at the Battle of Pa...
At that time, only about 75,000 Mexican citizens lived north of the Rio Grande. As a result, U.S. forces led by Col. Stephen Watts Kearny and Commodore Robert Field Stocktonwere able to conquer those lands with minimal resistance. Taylor likewise had little trouble advancing, and he captured the city of Monterrey in September. With the losses addin...
Guerrilla attacks against U.S. supply lines continued, but for all intents and purposes the war had ended. Santa Anna resigned, and the United States waited for a new government capable of negotiations to form. Finally, on Feb. 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgowas signed, establishing the Rio Grande (and not the Nueces River) as the U.S.-Mex...
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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.
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- The Mexican-American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico, fought from April 1846 to February 1848. Won by the Americans and dam...
- The concept of Manifest Destiny held that the United States had the providential right to expand to the Pacific Ocean. In 1845 the U.S. annexed the...
- Democrats, especially those in the Southwest, strongly favoured the Mexican-American War. Most Whigs, however, viewed the war as conscienceless lan...
- Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which settled the Mexican-American War, the United States gained more than 500,000 square miles (1,300,000 s...
- The Mexican-American War reopened the slavery-extension issue, which divided the North and South and which had been largely dormant since the Misso...
May 14, 2020 · Initially, United States President James Polk wanted to first purchase land from Mexico that later became parts of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Oklahoma. Additionally, Polk hoped to also establish the Texan border along the Rio Grande. However, the Mexican government rejected this offer.
May 28, 2019 · May 3–9: Mexico lays siege to Fort Texas (later renamed Fort Brown). May 8: Battle of Palo Alto is the first major battle of the war. May 9: Battle of Resaca de la Palma takes place, which results in Mexican army being forced out of Texas. May 13: US Congress declares war on Mexico.
General Winfield Scott and Commodore Matthew C. Perry make the first successful amphibious landing in U.S. history at Veracruz, Mexico. During the siege of Veracruz, the Americans begin to fall victim to yellow fever. Scott then battles Santa Anna at Cerro Gordo, where the Mexican army is routed. May 15, 1847.
The war ended on 2 February 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in which Mexico agreed to extend the southern border of Texas to the Rio Grande River, and ceded present-day...
