Mexican Cession                                 

 

 

Links

Britannica

The History Channel

African Americans

War of Mexican Cession

Rubric

 

Slides Information Requirements
Dates

Slide One

When did war start, When did it end, When was New Mexico Annexed?

 

Include dates
Slide Two, and Three

Reasons 

How did war begin, Who did the U.S. fight, Why did U.S. fight the war, ?  Answer these questions in sentence form to make a paragraph that make sense. One sentence is needed to explain each question  
Slide Four

Story

Tell the story in your own words.  What were the important battles and who participated? Name the treaty that ended the war. What did the U.S. receive for winning? Remember there is not a spell checker in Hyperstudio. Five sentence paragraph in your own words.  Keep it simple, your audience is not me.
Slide Five and Six

Characters/Events

J. Polk, Z. Taylor, W. Scott, Battle of Buena Vista, Battle of Veracruz, Bear Flag Republic, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Gadsden purchase. Two sentence explanation for each.
Slide Seven

Conclusion

Judge whether it was worth it for the U.S. to acquire this area. Two Sentences.
Slide Seven

Native Americans

List the Native American groups that lived within your Territory Watch your spelling
Map Map of the U.S.  highlighting your territory with any trails that cross your territory. You can draw on your card and Hyperstudio has maps in clip art

Written by Conrad Charles, Fayette County Schools