MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO

• Mexico ceded...
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• Parts of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado

Americans and immigrants had one great economic oppurtunity that stands out others, the opportunity to own land and to get large amounts of land for very cheap amounts of money.

The railway system in America made traveling faster and helped move goods like coal in large quantities across long distances.

The US had superior fire power. Better generals and junior officers. People in Mexico were also fighting among themselves with poor leadership. The United States also had better resources.

KEY VICTORIESO FOR AMERICA

• Battle of Palo Alto
• Battle of Monterrey
• Battle of Buena Vista
• Battle of Cerro Gordo
• Battle of Molina del Rey

KEY VICTORIES CONTINUED

• Battle of Chapultepec
• Battle of Mexico City

American Indians, or native Americans, had many different laws passed on them. They were both and independent state, yet apart of America. The Indian removal act was one of many passed on them. These different laws gave them certain rights such as the right to their own type of government, or forced them to live in certain areas.