ZacharyTaylorU.S.GeneralThorntonAffairthe first militaryengagementbetween theUnited States andMexico in theMexican-AmericanWarannexationaddingterritory toexistingterritorymanifestdestinyidea that theUnited Statesshould expand toinclude theterritory from theAtlantic Ocean tothe Pacific OceanCaptureof MexicoCityU.S. forces underGeneral WinfieldScott enter MexicoCity and raise theAmerican flag overthe Hall ofMontezumaBattle ofBuenaVistathe war between theUnited States andMexico. A U.S. army ofabout 5,000 men underGeneral Zachary Taylorhad invadednortheastern Mexico,taking Monterrey andSaltillo.Impact onthe debateoverslaveryBattle ofMonterreyGeneral Pedro de Ampudiaand the Mexican Army ofthe North was defeated bythe Army of Occupation, aforce of United StatesRegulars, Volunteers andTexas Rangers under thecommand of GeneralZachary Taylor.TexasIndependenceandAnnexationthe 1845annexation ofthe Republic ofTexas into theUnited States.Diplomaticefforts andfailednegotiationsAntonioLopez deSantaAnnaMexicanPresidentDeclarationof War bythe UnitedStatesa formal declarationissued by a nationalgovernmentindicating that astate of war existsbetween that nationand another.BorderDisputesand the RioGrandeTexas claimed theRio Grande as itssouthern border.Mexico said theNueces River, tothe north, shouldbe the bordercompromisean agreementin which bothsides give upsomedemandsWinfieldScottU.S.Generalcessionsomethingthat is givenup in a treaty,generallyterritoryTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoThis treaty, signedon February 2,1848, ended thewar between theUnited States andMexico.domesticaffairsrelating toissues withina homecountryTerritorialchanges andthe MexicanCessionJamesK. PolkUSPresidentforeignrelationsdealingsbetweencountriesImpact onU.S.-MexicorelationsBattles ofPalo Altoand Resacade la PalmaU.S.ExpansionistPoliciesZacharyTaylorU.S.GeneralThorntonAffairthe first militaryengagementbetween theUnited States andMexico in theMexican-AmericanWarannexationaddingterritory toexistingterritorymanifestdestinyidea that theUnited Statesshould expand toinclude theterritory from theAtlantic Ocean tothe Pacific OceanCaptureof MexicoCityU.S. forces underGeneral WinfieldScott enter MexicoCity and raise theAmerican flag overthe Hall ofMontezumaBattle ofBuenaVistathe war between theUnited States andMexico. A U.S. army ofabout 5,000 men underGeneral Zachary Taylorhad invadednortheastern Mexico,taking Monterrey andSaltillo.Impact onthe debateoverslaveryBattle ofMonterreyGeneral Pedro de Ampudiaand the Mexican Army ofthe North was defeated bythe Army of Occupation, aforce of United StatesRegulars, Volunteers andTexas Rangers under thecommand of GeneralZachary Taylor.TexasIndependenceandAnnexationthe 1845annexation ofthe Republic ofTexas into theUnited States.Diplomaticefforts andfailednegotiationsAntonioLopez deSantaAnnaMexicanPresidentDeclarationof War bythe UnitedStatesa formal declarationissued by a nationalgovernmentindicating that astate of war existsbetween that nationand another.BorderDisputesand the RioGrandeTexas claimed theRio Grande as itssouthern border.Mexico said theNueces River, tothe north, shouldbe the bordercompromisean agreementin which bothsides give upsomedemandsWinfieldScottU.S.Generalcessionsomethingthat is givenup in a treaty,generallyterritoryTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoThis treaty, signedon February 2,1848, ended thewar between theUnited States andMexico.domesticaffairsrelating toissues withina homecountryTerritorialchanges andthe MexicanCessionJamesK. PolkUSPresidentforeignrelationsdealingsbetweencountriesImpact onU.S.-MexicorelationsBattles ofPalo Altoand Resacade la PalmaU.S.ExpansionistPolicies

Mexican American War - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. U.S. General
    Zachary Taylor
  2. the first military engagement between the United States and Mexico in the Mexican-American War
    Thornton Affair
  3. adding territory to existing territory
    annexation
  4. idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
    manifest destiny
  5. U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott enter Mexico City and raise the American flag over the Hall of Montezuma
    Capture of Mexico City
  6. the war between the United States and Mexico. A U.S. army of about 5,000 men under General Zachary Taylor had invaded northeastern Mexico, taking Monterrey and Saltillo.
    Battle of Buena Vista
  7. Impact on the debate over slavery
  8. General Pedro de Ampudia and the Mexican Army of the North was defeated by the Army of Occupation, a force of United States Regulars, Volunteers and Texas Rangers under the command of General Zachary Taylor.
    Battle of Monterrey
  9. the 1845 annexation of the Republic of Texas into the United States.
    Texas Independence and Annexation
  10. Diplomatic efforts and failed negotiations
  11. Mexican President
    Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
  12. a formal declaration issued by a national government indicating that a state of war exists between that nation and another.
    Declaration of War by the United States
  13. Texas claimed the Rio Grande as its southern border. Mexico said the Nueces River, to the north, should be the border
    Border Disputes and the Rio Grande
  14. an agreement in which both sides give up some demands
    compromise
  15. U.S. General
    Winfield Scott
  16. something that is given up in a treaty, generally territory
    cession
  17. This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  18. relating to issues within a home country
    domestic affairs
  19. Territorial changes and the Mexican Cession
  20. US President
    James K. Polk
  21. dealings between countries
    foreign relations
  22. Impact on U.S.-Mexico relations
  23. Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
  24. U.S. Expansionist Policies