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Mr. Polk’s War
section 9.4
John C. Fremont
 Led an exploration party
through Mexico’s Alta
California province – a
violation of Mexican
sovereignty
 Seized Sonoma, CA
where settlers would
proclaim independence
of the “Bear Flag
Republic,” the Republic
of California
John C. Fremont
Alta
Californi
a
Stephen Kearney
 Set out from Ft.
Leavenworth, KS to
New Mexico and
California – “The Long
Marcher”
 New Mexico joined
Kearney and the US
freely
 Joined Fremont to take
control of California
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
 Began the war in exile,
but used Pres. Polk to
get back into Mexico
 Assumes the
Presidency and control
of the military
 Ultimately loses the war
and is forced to sign the
Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo
James K. Polk
 US President who ran
the operation of the war
from Washington
 Coaxed Mexico to war
over the border dispute
with Texas
 Sent many envoys to
Mexico to negotiate the
sale of Mexican land,
but they refused
Winfield Scott
 “Fuss and Feathers”
 Launched an
amphibious campaign
landing at Veracruz and
heading 260 miles to
Mexico City
 Never lost a battle and
captured the city
Zachary Taylor
 “Old Rough and Ready”
 Was sent by Polk
across the Nueces
River to the Rio Grande
across disputed
territory, a perceived
violation of Mexican
sovereignty
 Led many victories
against Mexico
including capturing
Monterrey, Mexico
Texas (1845)
 Annexed to the United
States
 Mexico suspicious of
US involvement in
Texas’ independence
Matamoros (1846)
 President Polk send US soldiers across the Nueces
River into land that is disputed with Mexico
 A skirmish between Mexican and American forces
breaks out
 9 US soldiers die
In Congress (1846)
 Polk uses Matamoros as an excuse to ask Congress
for a declaration of war against Mexico
Sonoma, California (1846)
 Settlers in California declare independence from
Mexico and form the Republic of California, the “Bear
Flag Republic”
 Fremont joins with settlers rebellious settlers to
secure California’s independence
Santa Fe, New Mexico (1846)
 Settlers in New Mexico welcomed Kearney as a
liberator
 New Mexico freely joins the United States
Vera Cruz (1847)
 Winfield Scott’s
amphibious
invasion on Mexico
begins
 Without losing a
single battle, Scott
marches to Mexico
City and captures
it
Mexico City (1847)
 Mexican capital
Captured by Winfield
Scott
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)
 Santa Anna is forced to sign the treaty to end the
war
 Mexico cedes Alta California and New Mexico
territories to the US
 Mexico acknowledges the Rio Grande as the
southern border between the US and Mexico
Gadsden Purchase (1853)
 Congress buys this land from Mexico for $10 million
in order to create a route for a railroad
 Sets the southern border between US and Mexico in
Arizona and New Mexico

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Mr Polk's War

  • 2. John C. Fremont  Led an exploration party through Mexico’s Alta California province – a violation of Mexican sovereignty  Seized Sonoma, CA where settlers would proclaim independence of the “Bear Flag Republic,” the Republic of California
  • 4. Stephen Kearney  Set out from Ft. Leavenworth, KS to New Mexico and California – “The Long Marcher”  New Mexico joined Kearney and the US freely  Joined Fremont to take control of California
  • 5. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna  Began the war in exile, but used Pres. Polk to get back into Mexico  Assumes the Presidency and control of the military  Ultimately loses the war and is forced to sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  • 6. James K. Polk  US President who ran the operation of the war from Washington  Coaxed Mexico to war over the border dispute with Texas  Sent many envoys to Mexico to negotiate the sale of Mexican land, but they refused
  • 7. Winfield Scott  “Fuss and Feathers”  Launched an amphibious campaign landing at Veracruz and heading 260 miles to Mexico City  Never lost a battle and captured the city
  • 8. Zachary Taylor  “Old Rough and Ready”  Was sent by Polk across the Nueces River to the Rio Grande across disputed territory, a perceived violation of Mexican sovereignty  Led many victories against Mexico including capturing Monterrey, Mexico
  • 9.
  • 10. Texas (1845)  Annexed to the United States  Mexico suspicious of US involvement in Texas’ independence
  • 11. Matamoros (1846)  President Polk send US soldiers across the Nueces River into land that is disputed with Mexico  A skirmish between Mexican and American forces breaks out  9 US soldiers die
  • 12. In Congress (1846)  Polk uses Matamoros as an excuse to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Mexico
  • 13. Sonoma, California (1846)  Settlers in California declare independence from Mexico and form the Republic of California, the “Bear Flag Republic”  Fremont joins with settlers rebellious settlers to secure California’s independence
  • 14. Santa Fe, New Mexico (1846)  Settlers in New Mexico welcomed Kearney as a liberator  New Mexico freely joins the United States
  • 15. Vera Cruz (1847)  Winfield Scott’s amphibious invasion on Mexico begins  Without losing a single battle, Scott marches to Mexico City and captures it
  • 16. Mexico City (1847)  Mexican capital Captured by Winfield Scott
  • 17. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)  Santa Anna is forced to sign the treaty to end the war  Mexico cedes Alta California and New Mexico territories to the US  Mexico acknowledges the Rio Grande as the southern border between the US and Mexico
  • 18. Gadsden Purchase (1853)  Congress buys this land from Mexico for $10 million in order to create a route for a railroad  Sets the southern border between US and Mexico in Arizona and New Mexico