compromisean agreementin which bothsides give upsomedemandsdomesticaffairsrelating toissues withina homecountryBorderDisputesand the RioGrandeTexas claimed theRio Grande as itssouthern border.Mexico said theNueces River, tothe north, shouldbe the borderCaptureof MexicoCityU.S. forces underGeneral WinfieldScott enter MexicoCity and raise theAmerican flag overthe Hall ofMontezumaannexationaddingterritory toexistingterritoryU.S.ExpansionistPoliciesJamesK. PolkUSPresidentDiplomaticefforts andfailednegotiationsDeclarationof War bythe UnitedStatesa formal declarationissued by a nationalgovernmentindicating that astate of war existsbetween that nationand another.ThorntonAffairthe first militaryengagementbetween theUnited States andMexico in theMexican-AmericanWarBattle 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.AntonioLopez deSantaAnnaMexicanPresidentTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoThis treaty, signedon February 2,1848, ended thewar between theUnited States andMexico.ZacharyTaylorU.S.GeneralTexasIndependenceandAnnexationthe 1845annexation ofthe Republic ofTexas into theUnited States.Battle ofBuenaVistathe war between theUnited States andMexico. A U.S. army ofabout 5,000 men underGeneral Zachary Taylorhad invadednortheastern Mexico,taking Monterrey andSaltillo.WinfieldScottU.S.Generalmanifestdestinyidea that theUnited Statesshould expand toinclude theterritory from theAtlantic Ocean tothe Pacific OceanImpact onU.S.-MexicorelationsBattles ofPalo Altoand Resacade la Palmacessionsomethingthat is givenup in a treaty,generallyterritoryforeignrelationsdealingsbetweencountriesImpact onthe debateoverslaveryTerritorialchanges andthe MexicanCessioncompromisean agreementin which bothsides give upsomedemandsdomesticaffairsrelating toissues withina homecountryBorderDisputesand the RioGrandeTexas claimed theRio Grande as itssouthern border.Mexico said theNueces River, tothe north, shouldbe the borderCaptureof MexicoCityU.S. forces underGeneral WinfieldScott enter MexicoCity and raise theAmerican flag overthe Hall ofMontezumaannexationaddingterritory toexistingterritoryU.S.ExpansionistPoliciesJamesK. PolkUSPresidentDiplomaticefforts andfailednegotiationsDeclarationof War bythe UnitedStatesa formal declarationissued by a nationalgovernmentindicating that astate of war existsbetween that nationand another.ThorntonAffairthe first militaryengagementbetween theUnited States andMexico in theMexican-AmericanWarBattle 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.AntonioLopez deSantaAnnaMexicanPresidentTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoThis treaty, signedon February 2,1848, ended thewar between theUnited States andMexico.ZacharyTaylorU.S.GeneralTexasIndependenceandAnnexationthe 1845annexation ofthe Republic ofTexas into theUnited States.Battle ofBuenaVistathe war between theUnited States andMexico. A U.S. army ofabout 5,000 men underGeneral Zachary Taylorhad invadednortheastern Mexico,taking Monterrey andSaltillo.WinfieldScottU.S.Generalmanifestdestinyidea that theUnited Statesshould expand toinclude theterritory from theAtlantic Ocean tothe Pacific OceanImpact onU.S.-MexicorelationsBattles ofPalo Altoand Resacade la Palmacessionsomethingthat is givenup in a treaty,generallyterritoryforeignrelationsdealingsbetweencountriesImpact onthe debateoverslaveryTerritorialchanges andthe MexicanCession

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. an agreement in which both sides give up some demands
    compromise
  2. relating to issues within a home country
    domestic affairs
  3. 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
  4. U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott enter Mexico City and raise the American flag over the Hall of Montezuma
    Capture of Mexico City
  5. adding territory to existing territory
    annexation
  6. U.S. Expansionist Policies
  7. US President
    James K. Polk
  8. Diplomatic efforts and failed negotiations
  9. 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
  10. the first military engagement between the United States and Mexico in the Mexican-American War
    Thornton Affair
  11. 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
  12. Mexican President
    Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
  13. This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico.
    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  14. U.S. General
    Zachary Taylor
  15. the 1845 annexation of the Republic of Texas into the United States.
    Texas Independence and Annexation
  16. 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
  17. U.S. General
    Winfield Scott
  18. idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
    manifest destiny
  19. Impact on U.S.-Mexico relations
  20. Battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
  21. something that is given up in a treaty, generally territory
    cession
  22. dealings between countries
    foreign relations
  23. Impact on the debate over slavery
  24. Territorial changes and the Mexican Cession