Mexican-American War
Texas annexation aftermath
The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, triggered by disputes over Texas annexation and border claims.
The U.S. victory resulted in Mexico ceding vast territories—including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming—through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
- Rio GrandeMajor southwestern waterway
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- Arizona48th state admitted
- TexasSecond-largest American state
- Manifest DestinyBelief in justified American expansion
Compromise of 1850 · Santa Anna · New Mexico · Chapultepec · Buena Vista · Zachary Taylor · Alamo · Gold Rush · Mexico City · soldiers · disputed · cavalry · cession · invasion · Polk · occupation · annexation · border
- 1800s AmericaOregon Trail, Trail of Tears, transcontinental railroad, Civil War, Abraham Lincoln
- Americas HistoryAztec Empire, colonial era, colonization, Columbus, conquistadors
- US HistoryUS history, Civil War, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, US Constitution
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- American WarsRevolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, World War I, World War II
- Mexican HistoryTexas Revolution, Aztec Empire, Cinco de Mayo, Aztecs, Independence Day
Mexican-American WarAmerican Civil War
1861-1865 U.S. conflict
civil war · internal conflict · insurrection · Texas Revolution · Whiskey Rebellion
Mexican-American WarWar of 1812
Early American-British military conflict
American Revolutionary War · World War II · defensive war · just war · American Revolution