The Mexican War
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| Who was president during the Mexican War? | James K. Polk
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| What did James K. Polk want to acquire for the USA? | California
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| How did he try to get it at first? | Buying it
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| What did Polk say trying to get a declaration for war? | The Mexicans "Shed blood on American Soil" even though the soil was not American yet
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| Who was Henry David Thoreau? | A dissenter, a transcendentalist, Was thrown into jail for refusing to pay taxes in protest for the war and writing on civil disobedience.
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| Who was the Mexican president? | Santa Ana
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| When did Santa Ana's army get defeated? | February, 1847, but they still did not give up
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| What was Gen. Winfield Scott's nickname? | Old Fuss and Feathers
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| What did Winfield Scott do in September 1847? | He captured Mexico City
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| When was the peace treaty signed? | 1848
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| What is the treaty called? | The treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo
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| What did it do? | It confirmed the annexation of Texas and further ceded California as well as several other places that would include New Mexico, and Arizona. The USA paid Mexico $15,000,000
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