AIM: Was the Mexican-American war justified?

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AIM: Was the Mexican-American war justified?

Do Now: Reading on Manifest Destiny/Annexation of Texas

On the road to War with Mexico… War on Horizon Mexico considered the annexation of Texas to be an act of war by the United States

B. American settlers in California region wanted to join the United States C. President Polk wants to bring California into the union

II. Declaration of War Polk sent agent, John Slidell, to Mexico to offer $25-30 million for New Mexico and California Presidential candidates of Mexico refused to meet Polk’s agent Polk takes aggressive measures and sends in 2000 troops that would not retreat.

James Polk’s Speech on War with Mexico

III. The Mexican War (1846-1848) Mexico’s Army was 4x the size of the US army American army grew from 6000 to 115,000 in response—all volunteers

IV. Effects of the War Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1. Mexico dropped all claims to Texas and agreed Texas belonged to the United States 2. United States gained land between Texas and the Pacific---referred to as the Mexican Cession

3. Gadsden Purchase a. $10 million for Southern Arizona and New Mexico