The U.S. - MEXICAN WAR is the first binational program to cover this pivotal time in history from multiple viewpoints, and it represents the first time that historians and scholars from both countries have collaborated on such a project.
While the war lasted only two years, its outcome not only transformed the boundaries of these neighboring countries, it shifted the balance of world powers and shaped the destinies of each nation. As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico lost nearly half of its territory and the United States gained more than 500,000 square miles of land -- the present states of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and California as well as parts of Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming.
These resources have been designed to provide teachers and their students with accurate, substantive and editorially balanced materials that shed light on one of the most significant events in the history of the United States and Mexico. The resources not only examine the war but also address the complex issues that confronted the two young republics as they struggled to define themselves and their place in the world. Use the lesson plans, maps, profiles, bibliography, and primary source documents provided in this site to enhance The U.S. - MEXICAN WAR video segments.
Volume 276: Episode I: Neighbors and Strangers
Volume 277: Episode II: War for the Borderlands
Volume 278: Episode III: The Hour of Sacrifice
Volume 279: Episode IV: The Fate of Nations
Bibliography
NCSS Standards
Classroom Tips and Hands-On Activities
The U.S.-Mexican War Through the Eyes of a Geographer
Episode I: Neighbors and Strangers
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Chapter I: Introduction
Chapter 2: Neighbors and Strangers
Chapter 3: The Wound
Chapter 4: Hardest Working Man in the United States
Chapter 5: The Terrible Word
Chapter 6: Rough and Ready
Chapter 7: Hostilities Have Commenced
Chapter 8: Declaration of War
Chapter 9: Volunteers
Episode II: War for the Borderlands
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Chapter I: The Army of the West
Chapter 2: War of the Borderlands
Chapter 3: Native Lands
Chapter 4: The Other Shore
Chapter 5: To Die Like Dogs
Chapter 6: Monterey
Episode III: The Hour of Sacrifice
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Chapter I: Santa Anna Returns
Chapter 2: Fuss and Feathers
Chapter 3: Saltillo
Chapter 4: Buena Vista
Chapter 5: The Hour of Sacrifice
Chapter 6: Cerro Gordo
Chapter 7: Mr. Polk's War
Chapter 8: Dreams of Glory
Chapter 9: The Naked Blade
Episode IV: The Fate of Nations
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Chapter I: Into the Valley of Mexico
Chapter 2: A Temporary Peace
Chapter 3: The Fate of Nations
Chapter 4: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Chapter 5: Legacy
The U.S. - Mexican War Map is a relief map of North America invites students to consider the natural resources and shifting territorial boundaries that influenced the destinies of New World nations.