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cause of mexican American war

texas gaining indendence from mexico

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although Mexico was upset with the Texas indepdence , they did not care as long as…

they stayed indepdennt

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did Texas want to stay independent

no

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what did texas wanted to become a part of

US

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why did Tyler jackson and MVB say no to texas annexation

did not want to go to war with mexico

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james k polk got elected with the platform

he was going to annex Texas

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polk sent who to Mexico city to negotiate land agreements with mexico

john sidel

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what was sidel tasked with

ask Mexico for new mexico and california, and settle the border dispute of Mexico

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the US believed the border for mexico was___ while the Mexicans thought it was ____

rio grande, nueces

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going off of the Rio grande border granting more land to the US, who was sent there

taylor

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why was Taylor sent to the area between the nueces and the Rio grande

to provoke the Mexicans into declaring war

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12

once the Mexicans attack the US in the area between the nueces and Rio grande polk

declared war

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13

In order to win the Mexican American war the US had to

conquer Mexico city

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14

US leader who conquered Mexico city

winfield Scott

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treaty that ended the Mexico American war

treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

rio grande is the southern border, mexico gave the US California and new mexico for 15 mil,

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17

gasden purchase was a part of the

treaty of guadalupe

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gasden purchase

purchasing bottom part of Arizona

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wilmot proviso

any land granted from the Mexican american war is off limits for slavery

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did the wilmot proviso pass

no

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