Mexican-American+War


 * **Dates of US Involvement in War: ** || **1846 to 1848** ||
 * **Primary Combatants: ** || **American forces occupied New Mexico and California and invaded parts of Northwest and Northeast Mexico.** ||
 * **Long Term Causes of War: ** || **Texas Revolution** ||
 * **Immediate Events Leading to War: ** || **Annexation of Texas** ||
 * **Countries/Territories Where the Fighting Took Place: **


 * (Theaters of War) ** || **California, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico** ||
 * **Key Battles: ** || **Battle of the Sacramento River, Battle of Churubusco, Battle at Chapultepec.** ||
 * **Key Technologies: ** || **n/a** ||
 * **Major Events of War: ** || **Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo forced Mexican Cession of the territories alta California and New Mexico.** ||
 * **The Homefront: **


 * (Note: this should be one of the longer sections -- recall that the AP people rarely test on battles, but spend lots of time on the homefront!) ** || **American expansion was focused on the territory in the Pacific Coast. The war was controversial to the US anti-slavery, and anti-imperialists strongly disagreed. The aftermath of this war raised awareness of slavery in the US.** ||
 * **Peace Treaty/Settlement: ** || **Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.** ||
 * **Long Term Outcomes/Implications of War: ** || **Annexation of Texas.** ||
 * **Additional Media to Help Us Understand the War: **


 * (pictures, movies, audio, charts/graphs, students created work) ** || http://youtu.be/DKe2_SFwSYY ||