The Mexican War Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Who was president during the Mexican War? | James K. Polk |
What did James K. Polk want to acquire for the USA? | California |
How did he try to get it at first? | Buying it |
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 |
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. |
Who was the Mexican president? | Santa Ana |
When did Santa Ana's army get defeated? | February, 1847, but they still did not give up |
What was Gen. Winfield Scott's nickname? | Old Fuss and Feathers |
What did Winfield Scott do in September 1847? | He captured Mexico City |
When was the peace treaty signed? | 1848 |
What is the treaty called? | The treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo |
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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