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Mexican-American War & Westward Expansion

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR & WESTWARD EXPANSION

RUDY RMPERSAD

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