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The Mexican-American War was a military conflict fought between the United States and Mexico in the years 1846 to 1848. It is also referred to as the U.S.-Mexican War or (from a U.S. perspective) the Mexican War; contemporary critics occasionally labeled it Mr. Polk's War. In Mexico, it is called La Guerra de Intervención Norteamericana (the War of North American Intervention) * or la guerra de '47 (the War of '47).
The war arose from the competing claims to Texas by Mexico and the United States in the wake of the Texas Revolution. Texas had just fought a war of independence against Mexico, which considered Texas a "breakaway province" and refused to recognize its independence. The root causes of war were westward expansion on the part of Americans and political instability in Mexico in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, which had made it difficult for the United States to negotiate with Mexico and for Mexico to administer its northern territories. Texans strongly favored the war. In the United States, the war was bitterly opposed by the Whig party. In Mexico the war was considered a matter of defensive necessity.
The most important consequence of the war was the Mexican Cession, in which the Mexican territories of California and New Mexico were sold to the United States. American politics entered several years of heated debate over slavery in the new territories, finally resolved by the Compromise of 1850. In Mexico there was little impact as the political turmoil continued unabated.
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mexican-american war paper done, and it only took me two hours!
lisaisemorofl (Lisa Renkel) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:42:47 -0000
mexican-american war paper done, and it only took me two hours!
@ricksanchezcnn CNN says Americans are fueling Mexico's drug war?-I suggest u go look in Mexican-American areas-& see who buys these drugs
Creoleguy32 (Ted Duplessis) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:27:50 -0000
@ricksanchezcnn CNN says Americans are fueling Mexico's drug war?-I suggest u go look in Mexican-American areas-& see who buys these drugs
I guess Mr. Sanchez never heard of the Mexican-American War in which Mexico never surrendered--which wld make illegals enemy combatants.
NewJerseyVet (Dennis D. Schlarbaum) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:08:02 -0000
I guess Mr. Sanchez never heard of the Mexican-American War in which Mexico never surrendered--which wld make illegals enemy combatants.
Today in our Navy's history, in 1846, ships under Commodore Matthew C. Perry captured Laguna de Terminos during Mexican-American War.
NETCN7 (CMDCM Jon Port) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:46:11 -0000
Today in our Navy's history, in 1846, ships under Commodore Matthew C. Perry captured Laguna de Terminos during Mexican-American War.
The Mexican-American War is not as exciting as I thought. Foiled again.
LiesWithinUs (Sara Brickman) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:01:13 -0000
The Mexican-American War is not as exciting as I thought. Foiled again.
The Wave: Mexican-American War Timeline http://bit.ly/4rFe2e
guadaluperivert (Guadalupe River TX) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:27:45 -0000
The Wave: Mexican-American War Timeline http://bit.ly/4rFe2e
the U.S.-Mexican War - Web version of the Old State House Museum exhibit that details Arkansas's role in the 1846 conflict.
Meta Description: [ Many reasons drew Arkansas into the war with Mexico ]
1846: Portrait of a Nation - Smithsonian online exhibition of the political, cultural, and social character of America in 1846. In addition to the War, it looks at communications, transportation, manufacturing, social reform, science and pseudoscience, art, and literature.
A Shared Experience's Historical Survey - From the Texas Historical Commission, an account of the conflict with footnotes and illustrations.
Aztec Club of 1847 - Military Society of the Mexican War. Includes history of the war and the 150 year old society, biographies, historical accounts, documents, photographs, artwork and links.
Meta Description: [ #1 site on the Mexican War by the Aztec Club of 1847. Packed with 100s of battle scenes, maps, uniforms, flags and weapons, biographies, journals, narrative histories, battle chronologies and statistics. ]
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site - Located near La Juncta, CO. During the war with Mexico in 1846, the fort became a staging area for Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny's Army of the West. Park information and links.
California Military History: The Mexican War and California - Articles, documents and links related to California's role during the war.
Campaign in New Mexico with Colonel Doniphan - Text written in 1847 by Frank S. Edwards, a volunteer. Includes 7 chapters of details of military campaigns, with an Appendix.
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Connecticut Soldiers Who Served in Mexican War - Index to record of service of Connecticut men who served in regular army Mexican War. Compiled from rosters on file in Adjutant's Office Washington, D.C.HARTFORD 1889
Corpus Christi Landmark Commission - Old Bayview Cemetery - This cemetery was formally laid out by General Zachary Taylor's engineers between 1845-1846. On September 12, 1845, ten men were killed and fourteen wounded when the steamer Dayton exploded near Ingleside.
Meta Description: [ This cemetery was formally laid out by General Zachary Taylors engineers between 1845-1846. On September 12, 1845, ten men were killed and fourteen wounded when the steamer Dayton exploded near Ingleside. ]
Database of Illinois Mexican War Veterans - From the State Archives, a searchable database of veterans and information on obtaining copies.
Fight for the Colors - Mexican War Room - An online exhibit of the Ohio Historical Society's battle flag collection.
Meta Description: [ An online exhibit of the Ohio Historical Society's battle flag collection. ]
Fort Brown, Texas - A New frontier - Texas. A detailed booklet from the National Park Service about the fort in English and Spanish. It covers the forts role in the war, plus the rest of its history and current archaeology.
Meta Description: [ Booklet about Fort Brown, Texas, written for a popular audience with both English and Spanish. ]
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Fort Jesup State Historic Site - Louisiana. Fort built by Zachary Taylor, and in 1845 a major staging post for the Mexican War.
Fort Scott National Historic Site - Kansas. National Park Service site about Fort established in 1842 and garrisoned by dragoon and infantry soldiers that played a major role in the Mexican War.
Handbook of Texas Online: MEXICAN WAR - A brief description of the major events of the war.
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Illinois National Guard: Mexican-American War - An overview plus Illinois in the War and a timeline.
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Indiana Mexican War Soldiers - Detailed roster by regiment and company of Indiana soldiers who served in the Mexican War.
Invasion Yanqui: The Mexican War - The North American intervention. Graphics intensive site offering 26 chapters of text in English and Spanish, and hundreds of images. Includes an MPEG demo.
Lawrenceburg Mexican War Monument - Lawrenceburg Public Square, Lawrenceburg, TN USA Contains photo and description of 1850 Mexican War monument to the Lawrenceburg Blues
Meta Description: [ Lawrenceburg Public Square, Lawrenceburg, TN USA ]
Merchant Marine in the Mexican-American War - A brief description of the Merchant Marine's in the Mexican-American War
Meta Description: [ American Merchant Marine in Mexican-American War ]
Mexican American War - Liberty - Themepark - From the Utah Education Network, a brief description of the war with links to places, people, and related sites.
Mexican War - Historical school text from American History (1911) by David Muzzey, discussing the War.
Mexican War - Comprehensive site by Prof. De la Cova that includes maps, artwork, articles, and many links.
Mexican War Atlas Index - Maps of the major campaigns of the war from the U.S. Military Academy.
Mexican War History/Mexican War Re-Enactors - An information site that has articles on battles, dragoons, the military, the times, artillery, a bulletin board, photographs and reenactor information.
Meta Description: [ The Mexican Amercan War Information Site ]
Mexican War Monument - Photograph of War monument in Gallatin, Tennessee .
Mexican-American War and the Media - Links to transcriptions of newspaper articles and images related to the war from Virginia Tech. The transcriptions may be downloaded and used for teaching and research.
Mexico City National Cemetery - The cemetery was established in 1851 by Congress to gather the American Dead of the Mexican War. A total of 750 unknown soldiers were buried in a common grave at the cemetery. Site contains photograph, memorial, directions and hours.
Michigan Military History: War with Mexico - History of Michigan's troops and their service during the war.
Meta Description: [ Department of Military & Veteran Affairs - Michigan's military served to protect the state and in the battle area during the war with Mexico. The conflict raged from 1846 until 1848. ]
Named Campaigns - Mexican War - The Army Flag and Its Streamers was prepared by the Office of the Chief of Military History, to provide general summaries of each of the campaigns displayed on the Army flag.
Navy Battle Streamers - Mexican War - Brief description of the Navy's operation in the War, and how its represented on their streamer.
Ohio History Central - The Mexican War - Description of the War and Ohio's role in it.
Palmetto Regiment Monument - South Carolina monument honoring their Mexican War Soldiers.
Pictorial Americana: War with Mexico (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress) - Selected images from the Library of Congress relating to the War with Mexico (1846-1848); one chapter from a 1955 publication of the Prints and Photographs Division, Pictorial Americana.
Meta Description: [ Selected images from the Library of Congress relating to the War with Mexico (1846-1848); one chapter from a 1955 publication of the Prints and Photographs Division, Pictorial Americana. ]
Resaca de la Palma Site State Park - Texas. Brief description and location of this battlefield park.
San Pasqual Battlefield - Escondida, California. A description of the battle, plus information about the State historic park, directions and contact information.
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Texas Military Forces Museum: War With Mexico - An article with links about Texas' role in the war.
The California Bear Flag Revolt - 1846 - Eyewitness account by John Bidwell of Fremont in the conquest of California.
The History Guy: The Mexican-American War - A listing of the main facts about the war, plus a brief description of the causes and the conflict. It also contains unique facts and links.
The Mexican War - From Texas Trail, an article that describes the background, campaigns, and impact of the war.
Meta Description: [ The Mexican War between the United States and Mexico began on Apr. 25, 1846. ]
The Mexican War - Overview from Fort Scott NHS that covers Zachary Taylor's army, the Army of the West, and the Invasion of Mexico City. Map, links, and suggested readings.
The Mexican War and After - Chapter from the U.S. Army's official American Military History, describing both the course of the war and the technology, tactics, and organization of U.S. forces.
The Mexican War and U.S. Expansion to the Pacific - Politics in Mexico, republic of Texas and annexation, war, protests, California and the rest of northern Mexico. The invasion at Veracruz and fall of Mexico City, and the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Meta Description: [ Mexico, the Republic of Texas, and war with the United States. ]
The Mexican-American War - Extensive free resources for the serious student of the Mexican-American War. Features detailed accounts of the battles, and biographies and pictures of the key leaders.
Meta Description: [ You Found It! The WEB's most extensive free resources on the Mexican War, for the serious student of the War with Mexico ]
The Political Graveyard: Politicians Killed in the Mexican War - A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for U.S. political figures who died in the War between 1846-1847.
Meta Description: [ A database of political history and
cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 138,150
U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present. ]
The U.S. -Mexican War, 1846-1848 - From the Descendants of the Mexican War, contains history, images, maps, historic sites, reading list, chronology, and statistics.
The U.S. Mormon Battalion - The official site of the U.S. Mormon Battalion, Inc. of Salt Lake City, Utah. Includes history, rosters, galleries, companies, and links
Meta Description: [ The official site of the U.S. Mormon Battalion, Inc. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Battalion made the longest recorded march in military history. ]
The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) - An online companion resource to the PBS documentary. Text in English and Spanish. Contains dialogues, timeline, discussions, and resources.
Meta Description: [ Between 1846 and 1848, the United States and Mexico, went to war. It was a defining event for both nations, transforming a continent and forging a new identity for its peoples. ]
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The US Army in the War with Mexico. - Insignia of rank and historic watercolor paintings of uniforms worn by soldiers in the war. Site also includes a timeline.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - From the Avalon Project, the complete text of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American war.
U. S. Mexican War-The Zachary Taylor Encampment in Corpus Christ - Created by the Corpus Christi Public Libraries, this offers images, letters, West Point Officers, newspaper accounts, and links about the Mexican War in the Corpus Christi area.
US-Mexican War - US political context and overview of military campaign that ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1816-1848. Provides links to US military sources.
Meta Description: [ GlobalSecurity.org is the leading source for reliable military news and military information, directed by John Pike ]
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