Mexican-American War

Mexican-American War. Why was it fought? Mexico never recognized the Republic of Texas which was established as an independent country in 1836 with the defeat of Mexico in the Texas Revolution. By 1845 most of the citizens of Texas wished to be part of the United States. With the annexation of Texas by the United States in 1845, continued westward expansion and deployment of US troops into disputed territory, hostile engagement began and war was declared in April 1846., How did it end? This war ended in 1848 when Mexico City was captured, and the US Flag was flown over the Mexican capital., What was the result of the War? The United States paid Mexico $15 million in return for present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and part of Texas and Colorado. Mexico lost nearly one-third of its land., Do You Know the Negative Impacts? The war raised the issue of how acquisitions of such a large territory would affect the balance between slave and free states. The congressional response, the Great Compromise of 1850-not only allowed for the possible creation of new slave states but also placed legal demands upon northerners to aid in the recapture of fugitive slaves. This later helped spark the Civil War in the United States., Factoid: Infection/diseases claimed more U.S. casualties than combat did. At least 10,000 troops died of illness where about 1,500 were killed in action or died of battle wounds., 110 residents from Jackson County served in this war.