1. Manifest Destiny & Mexican War
American Progress

2. Manifest Destiny & Mexican War
In American Progress, the allegorical female hovering above the progress of pioneers, wagons, trains and others moving westward seems to symbolize that conquering the frontier is an almost angelic thing to do. This reflects a belief in the concept of Manifest Destiny that drove politics in the mid-19th century.

4. Problems with Annexation and the Boundary Dispute
The US claimed the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas/US
Mexico claimed the Nueces near Corpus Christi as the boundary between Mexico and Texas/US
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Each country (Mexico and the US) sent troops into this area between the Nueces and the Rio Grande to protect what they considered to be their interests in the area
When war did break out (which was inevitable) each side blamed the other for starting the war by invading their land and committing atrocities against their citizens and property.

5. Work with your table to complete The Mexican War map activity

6. Key Points The US army overpowered the less equipped Mexican army
The battles fought were fierce. Many of those fighting would later go on to be political and military leaders in the US-particularly in the years leading up to and including the Civil War
As a result of this war and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ending the war the US accomplished 3 major goals

7. 3 Goals
Achieved Manifest Destiny by getting control of all land between Texas and California (and 1 year later gold was discovered in Cali) from Mexico for $15 million.
Almost doubles the size of the United States through land gained in the Texas Annexation and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
Settled the boundary dispute, setting the border between Mexico and the US as the Rio Grande

8. Another Result of Mexican War
Many former Mexican citizens in the new US territories/states of Texas, New Mexico and other parts of the southwest lost land and citizenship rights