Chapter 16 WESTERN EXPANSION AND CONFLICT ( )

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1 Chapter 16 WESTERN EXPANSION AND CONFLICT ( ) Section 1: The Mexican War Section 2: Results of the Mexican War Section 3: The Texas Rangers and American Indians 1

2 SECTION 1: The Mexican War OBJECTIVES Identify what led to war between Mexico and the United States. Describe the events that took place during the Mexican War. Explain how Texans participated in the war against Mexico. 2

3 SECTION 1: The Mexican War EVENTS LEADING TO WAR WITH MEXICO Texas annexation and Mexican fears of further U.S. expansion Mexico-Texas border dispute in 1845 U.S. claims for damages against Mexico Mexico s decision to expel U.S. citizens from California Skirmishes between Mexican and U.S. forces on each side of the Rio Grande in

4 SECTION 1: The Mexican War EVENTS DURING THE MEXICAN WAR May 13, 1846 Outbreak of the Mexican War General Zachary Taylor led an offensive into N. Mexico and was victorious at Monterrey and Buena Vista 1847 General Winfield Scott sailed to Veracruz and marched on Mexico City; victories at Cerro Gordo and Puebla; took the capital in September

5 SECTION 1: The Mexican War EVENTS DURING THE MEXICAN WAR (continued) Other U.S. forces gained control of California and parts of New Mexico Major fighting ended September 14, 1847 and results in a U.S. victory 5

6 SECTION 1: The Mexican War PARTICIPATION OF TEXANS IN WAR AGAINST MEXICO Some 6000 Texans volunteered to fight against Mexico Texas Rangers served as scouts 6

7 SECTION 2: Results of the Mexican War OBJECTIVES Summarize the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and identify the border issues that remained for Texas. Analyze how the Mexican War and the treaty affected Texans and the state. Describe what happened to the population of Texas after the Mexican War. 7

8 SECTION 2: Results of the Mexican War THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO MEXICO recognized the annexation of Texas recognized the Rio Grande as the Texas-Mexico border agreed to give the Mexican Cession to the U.S. Mexican Cession a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in which Mexico turned over much of its northern territory to the U.S. for $18.25 million 8

9 SECTION 2: Results of the Mexican War THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO UNITED STATES (continued) agreed to cover the $3.25 million in U.S. citizens claims against the Mexican government agreed to pay Mexico $15 million for the Mexican Cession 9

10 SECTION 2: Results of the Mexican War THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO BORDER ISSUES THAT REMAINED Texas claim of the Rio Grande as its western border led to border disputes led to a debate over the slavery issue (continued) 10

11 SECTION 2: Results of the Mexican War TEXANS AND THE MEXICAN WAR led to a dispute over the border Santa Fe County, Texas was created in 1848 COMPROMISE OF 1850 solved the border dispute between Texas and New Mexico in which Texas was paid $10 million to give up its claim to part of New Mexico 11

12 SECTION 2: Results of the Mexican War NEW MIGRATION TO TEXAS following the war, the state s population increased greatly African American population in the state increased due to slavery population included 12,000 Mexican Americans who lived primarily in the southern region of the state Europeans came and added to the state s culture 12

13 SECTION 3: The Texas Rangers and American Indians OBJECTIVES Describe how the Texas Rangers helped shape events in Texas. Explain how continued westward expansion affected the lives of American Indians and Texans. Evaluate how effective the reservation system was. 13

14 SECTION 3: The Texas Rangers and American Indians TEXAS RANGERS patrolled the frontier, which enabled settlers to move westward fought battles with the American Indians who raided settlements 14

15 SECTION 3: The Texas Rangers and American Indians WESTWARD EXPANSION led to conflict and violence between American Indians and settlers forced the Indians to move to reservations changed Texas Indians lives led to the removal of some Texas Indians to Indian Territory some Texans were sympathetic to Indians a few Texas Indian tribes, such as the Alabama- Coushatta were given land 15

16 SECTION 3: The Texas Rangers and American Indians THE RESERVATION SYSTEM did not attract many American Indians many Indians wanted to retain their traditional way of life violence continued between the settlers and Indians over hunting grounds issues 16