AP U.S. History / Unit 5: Period 5: 1844–1877
5.3 The Mexican-American War
Notes
The war (1846–1848) followed Texas annexation and a border dispute. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the US the Mexican Cession (California, the Southwest). The Wilmot Proviso tried to ban slavery in the new lands, increasing sectional tension.
Practice
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the US:
Mexican Cession.
The Wilmot Proviso proposed:
Never passed the Senate.
Some Americans opposed the war because they believed it would:
Antislavery concerns.
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