MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

WHEN DID THE WAR OCCUR?

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• The war began in 1846 and ended in 1848.
• The war was fought along the Rio Grande. (Foreign land)

WHAT COUNTRIES WERE INVOLVED?

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• The countries involved were America and Mexico.
• The war started because Mexican Calvary attacked a group of American soldiers in the dispute zone under the command of general Zachary Taylor, killing about a dozen.
• The Mexican Calvary set siege to the American fort along the Rio Grande.

THE CAPTURE OF MONTERREY

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• Occurred on September 25,1846.
• 6,640 American soldiers vs 5000 Mexican soldiers.
• The battle ended in pretty much a draw, both sides had 450 deaths in the end.
• This affected the war because this was one of the battles that ended in a draw.

THE BATTLE OF PALO ALTO

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• War was fought on May 8 1846.
• Was fought just north of the present-day Brownsville, Texas.
• The winners of this battle was the Americans.

MANIFEST DYNASTY

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• Americas God given right to own the land from the Atlantic to Pacific.
• This made people feel like America was superior.

STONEWALL JACKSON

• Took part in siege of Veracruz and won two brevet promotions and became a lieutenant.

JAMES LONGSTREET

• was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War.
• the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse."

ROBERT E. LEE

• Served as a military general.
• Commander of the confederate army of northern Virginia in the American civil war.

ULYSSES S. GRANT

• Served a two term presidency.
• He served in combat and received two citations for bravery.

KEY FACTS

• America never lost a major battle.
• Disease killed 7 times more soldier than the battle itself.
• Some Americans joined the Mexicans
• Mexicans gave up about 55% of their land.
• America only lost 1,733
• Those who lived in Mexican territory that were given up were forced to be American citizens.

AND THE WINNER IS???

AMERICA!!!

SOURCES

• enotes.com
• history.com
• Fact monster.com
• Latinamericanhistory.com
• Cocsters.com
• Fastbarn.com

CONTRIBUTION

• Ja'Von: Helped type, notes, questions, helped word typing
• Zoe: notes and some questions
• Austin: Typed up most of the haiku deck and questions