Relacionar Columnas U3-L6,L7Versión en línea The MX-American War The California Gold Rush por Dawn Wooner 1 Donner party 2 Westward Movement: Cause- gold is discovered in U.S. 3 Zachary Taylor 4 Mexico and the U.S. gained these things due to the treaty after the war. 5 Reasons U.S. went to war against Mexico. 6 Westward Movement: Cause- Americans believe in manifest destiny 7 forty-niners 8 Westward Movement: Cause- mountain men open trails to new territories 9 Treaty that resolved Mexican-American War. U.S. General. Led victorious battles at Buena Vista. Became war hero. Elected president 1848. Gold-seeking migrants who went to CA 1848-1849 hoping to get rich. 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- U.S. stretches to Pacific Ocean Fulfill manifest destiny. Respond to Mexican attack on U.S. soldiers stationed in disputed area. Westward Movement: Effect- Native Americans forced off lands Group of western travelers who went to CA. Stranded in Sierra Nevada Mountains. Resorted to cannibalism after running out of food. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Westward Movement: Effect- CA experiences a population boom and becomes a state
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