-
Oregon Country
Russia and Spain had given up their claims to Oregon Country. Britian and the United States had agreed to occupy the territory together. -
People
California had only around 3,200 colonists. These colonists were called Californios who felt little connection to ther faraway government. -
Chang in Mexico
Mexico began to change old Spanish policies toward California and Texas -
Mission system end
Mexico ended the misson system in California. Mission lands were broken up, and huge grants were given to some of the wealthiest California settlers, including Vallejo. -
Limit Land
The United States had a booming economy and population. -
Whig Party
The Whig Party passed up Tyler and chose Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky as its presidential candidate. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny- or obvious fate, to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean in order to spred demcoracy. -
War begins.
President Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to lead an army into the disputed region or the border. -
Oregon Land
Great Britian and the United States signed a treaty that gave the United States all Oregon land south of the forty-ninth parallel. -
Camp
General Taylor led his troops to the Rio Grande. He campled across form Mexican forces stationed near the town of Matamoros, Mexico. -
The Bear Flag Revolt
Only about 500 Americans lived in the huge province of California, in contrast to about 12,000 Californios. Yet, in the spirt of manifest destiny, a small gorup of American settlers seized the town of Sonoma, north of San Francisco. -
War Begins
Kearny took Santa Fe, the capital city, without a fight. He claimed the entire province of New Mexico for the United Staes and marched west to California, where antoher conflict with Mexico was already under way. -
War ends
In Mexico General Taylor finally got the reinforcements he needed. He drove his forces deep into enemy lands. Santa Anna, thrown from office after losing Texas, returned to power in Mexico. Quickly, he came after Taylor. -
Fled
The two armies clashed at Buena Vista. After a close battle with heavy casualties on both sides, the Mexian Army retreated. The next moring, the cry went up: "The enemy has fled! The field is ours!" -
Almost Home
U.S. troops were at the edge of Mexico City -
Fall in Mexcio
Mexio City fell. Santa Anna soon fled the country. -
Oregon U.S. Territory
Oregon became and organized U.S. territory -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, wich officially ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its norhtern territory to the United States. -
Money
U.S. minister to Mexico, negotiated an important agreement with Mexcio. Under the terms of the Gadsden Purchase, the U.S. governemnt paid Mexico $10 million. In exchange, the United States recived the southern parts of what are now Arizona and New Mexcio. -
1847
U.S. naval forces came ashore in california and raised the stars and tripes. Some californios continued to resist the take over but surrendered.