May 2, 2013

1. May 2, 2013 Day 3: E, F, A, B, C

2. Period F Question of the Day Agenda Go over Video Questions Manifest Destiny Essay Prompt Compare and Contrast Mexican American War Mex-Am War Primary Source handout is posted to neverett11.weebly.com Homework: Complete Mexican-American War Chart • American Expansion handout

3. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • The United States gained full title to Texas with the Rio Grande as the southern border. • Gained California and the New Mexico territory including present day Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Colorado. • The U.S. paid $15 million for California and New Mexico and agreed to pay Mexican debts totaling 3.25 million dollars. • In 1853, the United States purchased the southern portion of New Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase for $10 million dollars enabling the U.S. to have flat land for a connecting railroad. • Once the United States gained control of these areas, populations grew with new settlers flooding west.

6. Mexican American War: Was it Just? Support (Document set A) Oppose (Document set B) Mexico passed US boundaries and shed American blood This land gave us room to expand more people west Mexico started the war Mexico cannot control the land, so America must take over The Mexicans who lived in the territories that the US gained would enjpy the same rights as all Americans. It id the destiny of the white race to civilize and expand the country snf sllow the inhabitents to enjoy the advantages of the country. Western land has great potential for ports and harbors that would greatly increase the US commerce. Will reduce the number of foreign collisions Taking this land now may prevent problems in the future. • 80% of mexicans in CA lost their lands • Laws passed to infringe on 1st and 2nd Amendment • Aggressive behavior towards mexicans • Spot Resolutions • War against the free states: Northern senators and reps were most likely to oppose the war • Miners wouldn’t allow mexicans in mines. If allowed in mines used as cheap labor • War for the retention of slavery • Mexico had already outlawed slavery so war with mexico reintroduces new slave markets to the territory • Trampled over the rights of society. Threatens independence and political existance • Uncontritutional since President instigated the war. Without original consent of congress War of conquest No blood actually shed on american soil

7. Periods A-C Question of the Day Agenda Question of the Day Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Gadsden Purchase Opposition to the War Read Through “Spot Resolutions” Look at other sources Homework: Paragraphs 1-3 of essay • American Expansion Map Handout

8. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • The United States gained full title to Texas with the Rio Grande as the southern border. • Gained California and the New Mexico territory including present day Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Colorado. • The U.S. paid $15 million for California and New Mexico and agreed to pay Mexican debts totaling 3.25 million dollars. • In 1853, the United States purchased the southern portion of New Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase for $10 million dollars enabling the U.S. to have flat land for a connecting railroad. • Once the United States gained control of these areas, populations grew with new settlers flooding west.

9. Mexican American War: Was it Just? Support (Document set A) Oppose (Document set B) Texans rebelled against mexican law and then US tool advantage of the situation by talking the territory The US is using war to murder Mexicans on their own country. And steal their land’ War is an extention of slavery to the land 80% of mexican land owners were stripped of their property. Mexican settlers were lynched, spanish speaking miners attacked and driven from the minesAny spanish speaking inddividuals were thrown in jail if they carried guns or were not “peaceful” Violates their 2nd amendment Protests not allowed, voicing unpopular opinions • -made boundry on u.s at the Rio Grande. Mexico refused to acknowledge this border • -invaded our territory(disputed land) • Polk states Mexicans started the war by attacking us near the rio grande in his speech to congress • we are helping the people in mexico • Our right to civilize mexico • Mexico unfit to rule “may never resume her iron sway over it” • The land is destined to become the US: Period A

10. Lincoln (Spot Resolution) • Pulk has stated that Americans have been attacked on American soil • Pulks perspective is that Mexico has attacked us • Mexico refused to listen to our offers of peace • Did we have a legal claim to the land • Are the people in the territory Mexican or American • Had they ever participate in government • Were those who were sent into the region and killed soldiers or civilians • Was the military presence in the region justified or necessary.

11. Mexican American War: Was it Just? Support (Document set A) Oppose (Document set B) The U.S was the aggressor in the situation No right to be in Mexico The war is about expanding slavery We did not actually own the land we attacked on U.S has repeated history of taking Mexico's land starting with Texas People of Mexican decent were not allowed to own guns because it was a violation of the second amendment Mexican land grants were not accepted Americans try to start lynching people of Mexican decent 80% of the people lost there property • Give us moire land • Secure more wealth by acquiring land • Mexico has attacked us on Us soil • Destiny of the white race to occupy all of the continent • Mexico can not rule over the land efficently • “Mexico could never regain its iron stay over it” • Manifest Destiny “we believe that it is part of our destiny to civilize that beautiful country and enable its inhabitant to enjoy the many blessing they enjoy” • We have offered peace and they have rejected our offers • We must punish mexico • We alllowed santa anna to return to mexico to negociate peace and he ignored his promisre Period B

13. Lincoln: • Polk states “they invaded our territory and attacked us”. They refused to listen to our embassadors. Polk already claimed we had cause for war to begin with, but we showed restraint. Mexico refuses to listen to our requests of help. • Was it really our land that we were attacked on? Wrongo. Who was there first? These settlements are inhabited by Mexicans or Americans? • Whose laws do have the people of this region followed? Have they been paying taxes to Mexicans or Americans?Were they Soldiers or civilians? Soldiers. For no reason. The president should tell the people the truth. Unjust war.

14. Mexican American War: Was it Just? Support (Document set A) Oppose (Document set B) They moved troops onto disputed territory Initial acquisition of texas was unjustified because texans refused to follow mexican law Hypocritical because we bullied a smaller nation to give us their land (They were already a republic) War for the extent of slavery trying to restore slavery in a place that has already gotten rid of it Mexicans that were part of the land we had taken became “limited”american citizens we were unfair and did not give them all of the rights we gave other american citizens We are not bringing them democracy education or anything else we say we are bringing them we stole their land • Americans killed by Mexican army on U.S. soil. • POLK: mexico has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are now at war. • America has attempted to make a deal with Mexico and they refused • It is “meant to be” for the Americans to settle in Mexico. • “It is the destiny of the white race” • We are civilizing the nation. • Our immigrants are going west; they are bringing with them the civiliization of the US.” • Access to Western oceans • Mexicans Invaded U.S. Soil, and Attacked us in cold blood (not really)likeaboos#yoloswag