1. Increasing tensions between the United States and Mexico led to war.

2. The United States and Mexico suffered years of conflict that led to a war.

3. Social Studies Standard 8.8.2: Describe the purpose, challenges, and economic incentives associated with westward expansion, including the concept of Manifest Destiny (e.g., settlement of the Great Plains) and the territorial acquisitions that spanned numerous decades. Social Studies Standard 8.8.6: Describe the Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War, including territorial settlements, the aftermath of the wars, and the effects the war had on the lives of Americans, including Mexican Americans today.

4. dictatorship: one-person rule siege: an attack in which one force surrounds a city or fort annex: add on cede: give up Stephen Austin Sam Houston James K. Polk John C. Fremont

5. Main Idea & Details 1.Divide your paper into 8 sections. 1.Write down the section heading and the main idea. You will fill in the details at the end of the lesson.

6. Texas Wins Independence Conflicts with the Mexican government led American settlers in Texas to declare independence. Stephen Austin General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Sam Houston Use two sections of your paper to take notes for “Texas Wins Independence”

7. Annexing Texas and Oregon Americans elected a new President in 1844 who promised to expand the territory of the U.S. James K. Polk Democrat James K. Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay largely because of his commitment to annex Texas and Oregon.

8. The Mexican-American War Expansionists favored war with Mexico, but some Americans disapproved. General Zachary Taylor John C. Fremont General Winfield Scott Use two sections of your paper to take notes for “The Mexican-American War”

9. Manifest Destiny As a result of the Mexican-American War, the U.S. gained a huge new territory. The Mexican- American War formally ended in 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo.

10. Safari Montage U.S.-Mexican War: Neighbors and Strangers Chapt 1: Introduction to U.S. Mexican War (Mexican-American War) (5 min 23 sec) “Go west, young man, and grow up with the country,” which is attributed to Horace Greeley, the editor of the New York Tribune, became a popular slogan throughout the middle 1800s. Use two sections of your paper to take notes about the video

11. INDEPENDENT WORK 1.Read pages 328-333 in the History textbook. 1.Take more detailed notes based on the “big idea” concepts just introduced.

12. HOMEWORK CONNECTION  Complete 9-3 Section Quiz  Write a detailed SUMMARY of the section and complete the UNANSWERED QUESTIONS section of your notes.  Choose two of the remaining Depth & Complexity ICONS in your notes and explain how they relate to this section.