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MXAMERICAN WAR
| Term | Answer |
|---|---|
| Winfield Scott | with General Taylor in MX war |
| Gen Zachary Taylor | General in US/MX war |
| Expansible Army | Build a temporary large army around a core of a small professional army. Volunteer soldiers. |
| James K. Polk | President during the time of Mexican American war who strategically placed troops at the southern most border of Texas to provoke a war with Mexico for Texas. |
| Ullyses S. Grant | very successful fighting in Mex/Am War and thought the war was a very clear example of bullying (a big country picking on a much smaller country) |
| Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 1848 | Treaty that ends the War. Mexico offers the now American SW to US for $15 Million. |
| Wilmot Proviso 1846 | If we win any territory from Mexico, slavery could not be added (back) there. |