The US and Mexican War
12th Grade · Social Studies · 60 min
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Learning Objective
I can analyze the causes and consequences of the US v Mexican War.
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President James K. Polk's administration achieved the annexation of Texas, which heightened tensions with Mexico.
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 established the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas and included the Mexican Cession, in which the U.S. acquired California and New Mexico.
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The Wilmot Proviso, which proposed to ban slavery in newly acquired territories, failed to pass but revealed growing tensions over the expansion of slavery.
