Chapter 12 Section3 War with Mexico

Essential Questions What were the causes of the war with Mexico? What were the results of the war with Mexico? Who and why did some oppose the war?

How did Spain settle California and New Mexico? Words to Use: Spanish 1500’s explored Conquistadors Missions Trade convert

How did Spain settle California and New Mexico? Words to Use: Spanish 1500’s explored Conquistadors Missions Trade convert

What was New Mexico Territory? All of present day New Mexico Arizona Utah Nevada Parts of Colorado Wyoming

The Southwestern U.S.

When did Mexico allow Americans into the territory? After they become independent In 1821

What was created to reach the New Mexico territory? Santa Fe Trail William Becknell 1821

Describe the “Mission System”: Was a way Spain could claim territory. Was a way for them to spread their religious faith- Catholicism

What was one criticism of the mission system?

Negatives of Mission System: Treatment of the Natives Their treatment was much like that of slaves

What happens when Mexico wins its independence? They abolish the mission system What do they do with the land the mission’s owned? Divide the land up into --ranchos

What happens when Mexico wins its independence? Divide the land up into –ranchos What name is given to the people who owned these ranchos?

RANCHEROS What is the difference between RANCHOS RANCHEROS RANCHOS are the farms and RANCHEROS are the owners of these farms

Jedidah Smith visited San Gabriel Mission

SAN GABRIEL MISSION – TODAY– LOS ANGELES

Meanwhile……during the same time period.. Americans begin moving into both areas Settlement of Santa Fe begin in 1820’s and California gains interest in the 1840’s.

Santa Fe Trail 800 miles

Santa Fe Trail

Whose reports of California peaked interest ? Shippers Traders and merchants American map maker/trail maker John C. Fremont

Where do most American’s settle in California? Sacramento Valley

Essential Questions What were the causes of the war with Mexico? What were the results of the war with Mexico? Who and why did some oppose the war?

On your card: #2. The Mexican War started over a disputed border—Explain what the dispute was. # 3 List as many key people (and their accomplishments) of the Mexican War

HOW DOES WAR OCCUR? Polk and the rest of the nation try and buy both areas from Mexico Mexico refuses MANIFEST DESTINY Pushes U.S. into “taking” what they feel is rightfully theirs. What is the term that explains this feeling that the country has?

HOW DOES WAR OCCUR? Why didn’t the U.S. just invade and take the land they wanted? wanted to provoke Mexico into war appear that the U.S. was defending itself

Papers of the time published scenes like these to convince the public that American needed to take control of New Mexico area

HOW DOES U.S. PROVOKE WAR? Annex Texas Claim that the border between Mexico and Texas is the Rio Grande, instead of the Nueces River. Attempted one last attempt to purchase California and New Mexico by John Slidell For how much? 30 million dollars

HOW DOES U.S. PROVOKE WAR? Polk sends Zachary Taylor into the disputed territory Instructed to build a fort Mexican forces attack Polk has justification for war with Mexico ZACHARY TAYLOR

12-3 Reteaching Worksheet Essay Question. American troops would secure the Texan border accomplished by Zachary Taylor

12-3 Reteaching Worksheet Essay Question. 2nd Forces would secure New Mexico and California accomplished by Stephen Watts Kearney also aided by Kit Carson and John C. Fremont

Kit Carson Stephen W. Kearny John C. Fremont

In California at the same time… Residents stage their own rebellion Along with help from the U.S. military and create…… The Bear Flag Republic

12-3 Reteaching Worksheet Essay Question. 3rd- Winfield Scott moves on Mexico City Mexico City falls in September of 1847 War is over

RESULTS OF THE WAR: U.S. and Mexico border is the Rio Grande River Mexico gives up all of New Mexico and California One of the most successful wars in U.S. history

Last part of Manifest Destiny…. What was the final “piece of the puzzle” added to the U.S. in 1853? THE GADSEN PURCHASE 30,000 square miles

Opposition to the war: "Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you shall allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose, and you allow him to make war at (his) pleasure”. Abraham Lincoln Illinois Representative 1848

Frederick Douglass Called the Mexican War –”DEEP DISGRACE” and a “SPIRIT OF PROUD AMBITION, BLOOD, AND CARNAGE