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• Began April 25, 1846
• Ended February 2, 1848

Key Players:
James K. Polk- Manifest Destiny

Nicholas Philip Trist- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

LOCATIONS

• Texas
• California
• New Mexico
• Palo Alto

Mexican Commanders:Antonio López de Santa Anna and Mariano Arista

American Commanders: James K. Polk and Winfield Scott

LOSS OF LIFE

• Total U.S. Deaths13,283
• Mexican Deaths about 25,000

CAUSES

• Manifest Destiny
• Texas annexation

EFFECTS

• U.S. Territorial gains
• Conflict over slavery
• Downfall of Mexican govt.

1846-Battle of Palo Alto- The first official battle of the war.

Battle of Mexico City- General Winfield Scott and troops arive in Mexico's capital city and fight their final battle.The U.S. victory on Sept. 14 marks the unofficial end of the Mexican-American War.

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