MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR & WESTWARD EXPANSION

MANIFEST DESTINY

• Guadalupe Hidalgo:
• Most Important States: Texas, California, New Mexico, Nevada
• Economic Opportunities:
• Rail Work, Mining, Restaurants, and Prostitution
• Also, Railways made transporting goods and people marginally easier.

WAR

• Military Advantages:
• Cannons, Better Guns, Better Leadership
• Key Victories:
• The Battle of Palo Alto and The Battle of Chapultepec

NARIVE PEOPLES

• Policies Regarding Native Americans
• Secluded them to Reservations
• Denied them many Civil Rights