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Chapter 18: Mexican American War

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  • How much did the U.S pay for the Mexican Cession?
    $15 million
  • Why was Mexico angry with the U.S?
    The U.S. took Texas and made it a state
  • -How much did the U.S pay Mexico for the Gadsden Purchase?
    $10 million
  • How did the Mexican American War end?
    American soldiers took control of Mexico City so Mexican soldiers surrendered
  • What was the belief that the US should own more land and be a powerful nation called?
    Manifest Destiny
  • Which river became the border for Texas?
    The Rio Grande
  • Name at least 3 ways Mexican Americans helped The U.S
    They taught Americans how to grow food and be cowboys, built railroads, helped look for gold & silver,
  • What was the land that the U.S got from Mexico after the war called ?
    Mexican Cession
  • After the Mexican American War, the U.S. had land between what two oceans?
    Pacific to the Atlantic
  • List at least three states that were included in the Mexican Cession
    California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
  • When did the Mexican American War begin?
    1846
  • What did the U.S build across the Gadsden Purchase?
    a railroad
  • What did the U.S get after the Mexican American War?
    The U.S. got a large area of Mexican land
  • Who was the U.S President during the Mexican American War?
    James Polk