Chapter 13 Section 2 Part 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| James K. Polk | President after Jackson, wanted to annex Texas and take over Oregon, was governor of Tennessee for 7 terms |
| Manifest destiny | Suggested that expansion was bound to happen, even if Native Americans and Mexicans had to be vanquished |
| Zachary Taylor | General under Polk, stationed troops at Rio Grande (disputed territory), incited Mexican war |
| Bear Flag Revolt | Led by John Fremont, arrested Mexican commander of Northern California, declared California independent of Mexico, CA was now part of USA |
| Winfield Scott | General in Southern Mexico, battled his way from Veracruz to Mexico City, defeated Mexico City |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | Ended war, was made on February 2, 1848, stated: Texas was part of USA, Rio Grande was the border between Mexico and USA, Mexico gave up lots of land |
| Mexican Cession | Mexico gave up California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming; USA agreed to pay $15 million to Mexico; USA had t give $3.25 million of claims USA citizens had against Mexico; USA promised to protect 80,000 Mexicans in Texas and the newly American land |
| Gadsden Purchase | a strip of land across southern New Mexico and Arizona; government wanted land to build continental railroad; 1853 Mexico sold to USA for $10 million |
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