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1844- James Knox Polk´s Presidential Campaign
James Knox Polk opened his campaign for the presidential election of 1844 in the U. S. A. . He promised to make the U.S bigger by adding the Oregon Territory and the Republic Of Texas. At this time, the Mexicans still believed that Texas was part of their territory. After that, the U.S voted to annex the land. The Mexicans were not happy.Months of negotiations were to follow, but the nations failed to resolve this issue. -
Late 1844- The Beginning
Later that same year, Major General Mariano Paredes appealed to Mexicans' frustration with this lingering issue and took the opportunity to overthrow General José Joaquín de Herrera. Meanwhile, Polk appointed John C. Slidell as negotiator and told him to buy California. -
June of 1845- The First Battle
1845- American warships were spotted in Mexican waters near Veracruz. Later, on June 23, 1845, Brevet Brigadier General Zachary Taylor, commanded roughly 1,500 regulars, to leave Fort Jesup, Louisiana, and go to Texas. This is when the battles started. -
The Battle Of Palo Alto
May 8, 1846- In the afternoon, The Battle of Palo Alto, the first major battle of the Mexican-American War, began. Taylor pitted his 2,200 troops against 3,200 Mexican soldiers under Arista. The Mexican battle line was a mile and a quarter long; the U.S. army was deployed in smaller units. -
Capturing Northern Mexico
Late 1846- American troops had captured all of northern Mexico as far south as Monterrey with few exceptions. Mexico had shown no signs of peace. -
1847- Another Battle
General Antonio López de Santa Anna, now commanding the Mexican army, intercepted a dispatch that outlined this plan. In response, he boldly led his troops northward from San Luis Potosí in an attempt to catch Taylor by surprise. The two armies met at Buena Vista in February 1847, and again the U.S. artillery was too much for the Mexican army, and Santa Anna was defeated. -
March Of 1847
Having taken the port of Veracruz following a bloody bombardment on 29 March 1847, Scott's inland victories at Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco, and Molino del Rey demonstrated how ill prepared Mexico was for war, particularly its lack of modern weaponry and ammunition. -
Veracruz
Having taken the port of Veracruz following a bloody bombardment on 29 March 1847, Scott's inland victories at Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco, and Molino del Rey demonstrated how badly prepared Mexico was for war, particularly its lack of modern weaponry and ammunition. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Throughout the winter of 1847–1848 peace talks continued that resulted in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In the end the U.S won the Mexican American War. -
The Ending Of The War.
The United States paid Mexico $15 million and took responsibility for $3.5 million in claims by U.S. citizens against the Mexican government. Mexicans living in the ceded territories were to be treated as citizens of the United States. The treaty was made on the 10 of March, 1848 by the United States and 19 May 1848 by Mexico.
