After Election of 1844

Henry Clay

- Whig candidate of the election of 1844

James K. Polk

- 11th president and promises to serve 1 term
- Democratic nominee

Joint Resolution

President Tyler's successful measure to admit Texas as a state in the Union at the end of his presidency

Texas

28th state annexed by joint resolution

Puget Sound

- located in the Oregon country
- Polk wants to terminate joint-occupation with Britain
- sets the line at the 49th Parallel

49th Parallel

line at which the Oregon Territory was drawn in 1846

Nueces River

Mexico thought this river was the border between Texas and Mexico

Rio Grande River

America believed this to be the border between Texas and Mexico.

Why does America go to war with Mexico?

Goes to war to gain Californian lands

Zachary Taylor

"Old Rough and Ready" general, wins Battle of Monterey, lures Mexican army to attack

Mexican POV

Invasion of Mexico

US POV

Blood has been shed on American soil

Mexican-American War

1846 - 1848 - President Polk declared war on Mexico over the dispute of land in Texas. At the end, American ended up with 55% of Mexico's land.

Palo Alto

First battle of the Mexican American war

Battle of Buena Vista

Key American victory against Mexican forces in the Mexican-American War. Elevated General Zachary Taylor to national prominence and helped secure his success in the 1848 presidential election.

Scott, Winfield

- Placed in command of the campaign to capture Mexico City during the Mexican War.
- always looked immaculate

Bear Flag Revolt

Rebellion by Americans in 1846 against Mexican rule of California

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

1848 treaty ending the Mexican-American War

Willmot Proviso

No slavery in territories gained from Mexico, a proposal-never passed.

Popular Sovereignty

A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.

James Marshall

A carpenter who found gold at Sutter's Mill

49ers

People who rushed to california in 1849 for gold.

Levi Strauss

Invented blue jeans for miners in California and made a fortune.

Election of 1848

Lewis Cass (Democrat who support popular sovereignty) vs. Zachary Taylor (Whig party); Taylor won

Omnibus Bill

One very large bill that encompasses many separate bills.

Stephen Douglas

- decides to take Ominous Bill

Compromise of 1850

(1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries, (4) federal assumption of Texas debt, (5) slave trade abolished in DC, and (6) new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas