Encyclopedia Britannica provides a brief overview of the results of the treaty that ended the Mexican War.

Read about the peace treaty that ended the Mexican War. See that there were some who wanted to annex the whole of Mexico and were disappointed with the terms of the treaty.

From the memoirs of William Tecumseh Sherman you can read about his arrival in California during the Mexican War, his dealings with John Fremont, and the Bear Flag Revolt.

Discusses the sequence of events in Texas from 1821 to 1836 that led up to the Mexican-American War.

Article with maps on how the conflict over slavery led to a revolution in Texas and ultimately, the war against Mexico.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Mexican Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

Students explore the causes and effects of the Mexican-American war. They will learn about the land was obtained as a result, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the Gadsen Purchase of 1853, and the new international borders.

Richard Caton Woodville's "War News From Mexico" is an example of an American genre painting. It depicts a group of people reacting to news about the Mexican-American War. View pictures of this painting and read the backstory in this essay.

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Read about Santa Anna's retaliation after the siege of Bexar, and the battles on sea and on land that followed. This site's strength is its collection of primary texts from this period in Texas' history: "Broadside calling for all men to...

A timeline showing the events between 1821 and 1845 that led up to the Mexican-American War, followed by one with the major events of the war from 1846 to 1848.

Summarizes the causes of the Mexican American war and provides facts about the history, famous people, and events surrounding it.

Kids learn about the Mexican-American War fought over the land rights to Texas after the Texan Revolution on this site.

A complete history (with several pictures) of Mexico, including its major wars.

A map of northern and central Mexico and southern United states showing the area of conflict during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The map shows the Mexican boundary (under Spain) established by the Louisiana Purchase (1803)...

A map of central Mexico and southern United States showing the important cities and battle sites of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The map shows the rivers of the contested boundaries that led to the war, the Rio Grande del Norte...

A map of Mexico and southern United States showing the campaigns and battle sites of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The map shows the routes of Taylor, Wool, Kearny, Doniphan, and Scott, the pre-war boundaries of the United States...

A map of the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay area showing sites during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), including San Francisco (Yerba Buena at the time), San Leandro, San Rafael, San Mateo, San Jose, and the Sacramento River.

Did the Southern slaveholders rush headlong into a war with Mexicoin an attempt to spread slavery in new territories? Read about those who felt this was the reason for the war.

Text of the official agreement between the governments of the United States and Mexico during World War II.

This site offers an explanation of the World War II Braceros program, which imported migrant farm workers into the United States from Mexico.

An interactive exploration of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which was signed in 1848 and ended the Mexican-American War. Puts the treaty in context, makes reference to U.S. territorial gains, and includes links to larger images, a...

Article reviews several conditions of American society that sowed the seeds of civil war, particularly slavery and sectional conflict.

This extensive learning module examines how the United States became more connected with the world as it pursued an expansionist foreign policy, became the destination for many new immigrants, and encouraged migration to the Pacific...