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US History Chapter 8

8.2 The Mexican War

TermDefinition
Zachary Taylor A general sent by President Polk to the disputed area between the 2 rivers (Rio Grande and Nueces rivers)
William Proviso Failed amendment by David Wilmont of Pennsylvania which would have prevented slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War
John C. Fremont Explorer known as "The Pathfinder of the West" and led a group of 60 men into California on a surveying trip
Spot Resolution Motion by congressman Abraham Lincoln demanding that President Polk announce the exact spot where American forces were attacked by Mexico
Bear Flag Republic n 1846Name of the Republic of California during its one-month period as an independent nation i
Winfield Scott Was given the command of Mexico City Campaign
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty ending the Mexican War in which the US added the Mexican Cession and made the Rio Grande the southern border of Texas.
Mexican Cession Land ceded by Mexico to the US after the Mexican War; included California, Utah, Nevada, and parts of the New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming.
Gadsden Purchase Land on the southern border of Arizona and new Mexico that was purchased by the US from Mexico in 1853 for $10 million
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