Relier Pairs U3-L6,L7Version en ligne The MX-American War The California Gold Rush par Dawn Wooner 1 Westward Movement: Cause- Americans believe in manifest destiny 2 Mexico and the U.S. gained these things due to the treaty after the war. 3 Reasons U.S. went to war against Mexico. 4 forty-niners 5 Donner party 6 Zachary Taylor 7 Westward Movement: Cause- gold is discovered in U.S. 8 Westward Movement: Cause- mountain men open trails to new territories 9 Treaty that resolved Mexican-American War. Gold-seeking migrants who went to CA 1848-1849 hoping to get rich. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. U.S. General. Led victorious battles at Buena Vista. Became war hero. Elected president 1848. Fulfill manifest destiny. Respond to Mexican attack on U.S. soldiers stationed in disputed area. Westward Movement: Effect- Native Americans forced off lands Westward Movement: Effect- U.S. stretches to Pacific Ocean Group of western travelers who went to CA. Stranded in Sierra Nevada Mountains. Resorted to cannibalism after running out of food. U.S. government paid Mexico $10 million. U.S. received land including the states of CA, NV, and UT. Also most of AZ, NM and parts of CO and WY. Westward Movement: Effect- CA experiences a population boom and becomes a state
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