Zachary Taylor
Mexico and the U.S. gained these things due to the treaty after the war.
Westward Movement: Cause- gold is discovered in U.S.
Treaty that resolved Mexican-American War.
forty-niners
Donner party
Reasons U.S. went to war against Mexico.
Westward Movement: Cause- Americans believe in manifest destiny
Westward Movement: Cause- mountain men open trails to new territories
U.S. General. Led victorious battles at Buena Vista. Became war hero. Elected president 1848.
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
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Westward Movement: Effect- Native Americans forced off lands
Gold-seeking migrants who went to CA 1848-1849 hoping to get rich.
Westward Movement: Effect- CA experiences a population boom and becomes a state
Group of western travelers who went to CA. Stranded in Sierra Nevada Mountains. Resorted to cannibalism after running out of food.
Fulfill manifest destiny. Respond to Mexican attack on U.S. soldiers stationed in disputed area.
