St. Patrick’s Day
Every year on March 17, the Irish and the
Irish-at-heart across the globe observe St.
Patrick’s Day. What began as a religious feast
day for the patron saint of Ireland has
become an international festival celebrating
Irish culture with parades, dancing, special
foods and a whole lot of green.
Watch the short video for bell-work and
briefly describe the HISTORY of St. Patty’s
Day
EQ: What were the causes and effects of the
Mexican American War
Objective and Scales:
 The student will be able to evaluate the causes and effects
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of the Mexican-American War and the achievement of
Manifest Destiny as evidenced multi-flow map and
summary with 80% accuracy
Where does today’s objective fit into the UNIT LEARNING
GOAL SCALE?
Objective M
What do you need to be able to accomplish with objective
N to reach MASTERY LEVEL OR SCALE EVEREST?
TOC: Page 94 -Mexican-American War Multi-Flow Map
AGENDA:
 Mini-Lecture: Mexican American War
 Multi-Flow Maps (causes and effects of the Mexican
American War)
 Summary and SPC
effect
cause
cause
The annexation
of Texas in 1845
Mexican-American
War
effect
Nation achieved
Manifest Destiny
How did Polk try to avoid war?
 Polk knew the Mexican Government needed cash
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and offered to pay to settle the border dispute and
also offered to buy California and the rest of New
Mexico, (Nevada, parts of Utah, Idaho, Colorado,
and Arizona)
On November 10, 1845 Polk sent John Slidell, a
secret representative, to Mexico City with an offer
of $25 million ($681,442,308 today)!!!!
Mexican government was outraged…why so dang
angry?
He refused to cede any more land to the US
So Polk changes tactics, now he WANTS to
provoke Mexico into war b/c he realizes the only
way to get Cali and New Mexico is by fighting…..
So why not pick a fight?
 Polk sent General Zachary Taylor to the disputed
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border between Mexico and the US
Mexicans perceived this as a act of war and ambushed
American troops
Polk got what he needed, blood was spilled on
AMERICAN soil, he asked for a declaration of war
from Congress
Southern Democrats and Westerns supported the war
(WHY?), Northerners and Whigs opposed it.
Even Abraham Lincoln pointed out that the land
under dispute was not “American Soil”
So how did it go down?
1. Americans take
Sante Fe, NM
2. Bear Flag
Rebellion help
gain control of
California
3. Then into
Mexico,
caputured
Monterrey,
Buena Vista.
Santa Anna
Retreated
4. America then
captures Mexico
City (capital)
5. It done!
So what did we get, what did Polk
accomplish?
1. Treaty of
Guadalupe
Hidalgo
2. Mexican
Cession
Territories for
only 15 mil.
3. Border is
settled at Rio
Grande
4. We now can
finish
MANIFEST
DESTINY
AGENDA:
 Mini-Lecture: Mexican American War
 Multi-Flow Maps in groups (causes and effects of the
Mexican-American War)
 Summary and SPC
effect
cause
cause
The annexation
of Texas in 1845
Mexican-American
War
effect
Nation achieved
Manifest Destiny
Summary and Progress Chart
 Describe how the effects of the Mexican-American
War (the Mexican Cession) and the Gadsden purchase
helped to achieve John L. O’Sullivan’s idea of Manifest
Destiny.
 Complete progress chart for objective M