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.GeneralBorderDisputesand the RioGrandeTexas claimed theRio Grande as itssouthern border.Mexico said theNueces River, tothe north, shouldbe the borderTexasIndependenceandAnnexationthe 1845annexation ofthe Republic ofTexas into theUnited States.Battle 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.Impact onthe debateoverslaveryThorntonAffairthe first militaryengagementbetween theUnited States andMexico in theMexican-AmericanWarannexationaddingterritory toexistingterritoryJamesK. PolkUSPresidentAntonioLopez deSantaAnnaMexicanPresidentCaptureof MexicoCityU.S. forces underGeneral WinfieldScott enter MexicoCity and raise theAmerican flag overthe Hall ofMontezumaforeignrelationsdealingsbetweencountriescessionsomethingthat is givenup in a treaty,generallyterritoryU.S.ExpansionistPoliciesTerritorialchanges andthe MexicanCessioncompromisean agreementin which bothsides give upsomedemandsZacharyTaylorU.S.Generaldomesticaffairsrelating toissues withina homecountryTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoThis treaty, signedon February 2,1848, ended thewar between theUnited States andMexico.Declarationof War bythe UnitedStatesa formal declarationissued by a nationalgovernmentindicating that astate of war existsbetween that nationand another.Impact onU.S.-Mexicorelationsmanifestdestinyidea that theUnited Statesshould expand toinclude theterritory from theAtlantic Ocean tothe Pacific OceanBattles ofPalo Altoand Resacade la PalmaDiplomaticefforts andfailednegotiationsBattle ofBuenaVistathe war between theUnited States andMexico. A U.S. army ofabout 5,000 men underGeneral Zachary Taylorhad invadednortheastern Mexico,taking Monterrey andSaltillo.WinfieldScottU.S.GeneralBorderDisputesand the RioGrandeTexas claimed theRio Grande as itssouthern border.Mexico said theNueces River, tothe north, shouldbe the borderTexasIndependenceandAnnexationthe 1845annexation ofthe Republic ofTexas into theUnited States.Battle 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.Impact onthe debateoverslaveryThorntonAffairthe first militaryengagementbetween theUnited States andMexico in theMexican-AmericanWarannexationaddingterritory toexistingterritoryJamesK. PolkUSPresidentAntonioLopez deSantaAnnaMexicanPresidentCaptureof MexicoCityU.S. forces underGeneral WinfieldScott enter MexicoCity and raise theAmerican flag overthe Hall ofMontezumaforeignrelationsdealingsbetweencountriescessionsomethingthat is givenup in a treaty,generallyterritoryU.S.ExpansionistPoliciesTerritorialchanges andthe MexicanCessioncompromisean agreementin which bothsides give upsomedemandsZacharyTaylorU.S.Generaldomesticaffairsrelating toissues withina homecountryTreaty ofGuadalupeHidalgoThis treaty, signedon February 2,1848, ended thewar between theUnited States andMexico.Declarationof War bythe UnitedStatesa formal declarationissued by a nationalgovernmentindicating that astate of war existsbetween that nationand another.Impact onU.S.-Mexicorelationsmanifestdestinyidea that theUnited Statesshould expand toinclude theterritory from theAtlantic Ocean tothe Pacific OceanBattles ofPalo Altoand Resacade la PalmaDiplomaticefforts andfailednegotiations

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