APUSH AMSCO 5.3 Mind Map Guide
John Laine
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Explain the causes & effects of the Mexican-American War
amsco 5.3
AMERICAN WAR
MEXICAN-
Background
·not only still mostly agricultural, still mostly feudal as Hacienda landowners gave rise to series of strongmen who made continuity in government impossible
· lost territory south in Central America & north in Texas in the 1820s-1830s
·became independent from Spain in the 1820s
·while still mostly agricultural, industrialization underway with Market Revolution
·gained territory west to the Rocky Mountains in early 19th century
·became independent from Britain in the 1780s
Background
Mexico
United States
VS
Why did northern Whigs oppose the declaration of war?
Describe the incident that led the U.S. to declare war on Mexico.
What did Pres. Polk do that heightened tensions with Mexico?
What was the dispute over the Texas-Mexico border about?
THE CAUSES
What did Gen. Winfield Scott achieve for the U.S.?
THE SCOTT CAMPAIGN
What did Gen. Zachary Taylor achieve for the U.S.?
THE TAYLOR CAMPAIGN
What did John C. Fremont achieve for the U.S.?
THE FREMONT CAMPAIGN
What did Gen. Stephen Kearney achieve for the U.S?
THE KEARNEY CAMPAIGN
THE CAMPAIGNS
Why did the new lands acquired from Mexico increase tensions in the U.S.?
Explain the Wilmot Proviso AND the reason it didn't pass in Congress.
What did the U.S. get from the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
THE CONSEQUENCES