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Mexican-American War: Hearing Trial

Persistent Issue:
What actions are justified in the interest of the welfare or security of the community?
Central Question:
Should the US go to war against Mexico in 1846?
Topic:
Mexican-American War
Course:
U.S. History
Strategy:
Congressional Hearing
Grade Level:
10
Lessons in this unit:
  1. Mexican-American War: Hearing Trial

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Alabama 10th Grade US History

Standard 9: Summarize major legislation and court decisions from 1800 to 1861 that led to increasing sectionalism, including the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision.

  • Analyzing the Westward Expansion form 1803 to 1861 to determine its effects on sectionalism, including the Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, and the Mexican Cession.

National History Standards:  Era 4:  Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

Standard 1C:  Demonstrate understanding of the ideology of Manifest Destiny, the nation’s expansion to the Northwest, and the Mexican-American War by:

  • Explaining the economic, political, racial and religious roots of Manifest Destiny and analyzing how the concept influenced the westward expansion of the nation.
  • Comparing and explaining President James K. Polk’s resolution of the Oregon dispute with Great Britain and his initiation of war with Mexico.
  • Explaining the causes of the Mexican-American War, the sequence of events leading to the outbreak of hostilities and the provision and consequences of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
  • Analyzing Mexican perspectives on the Mexican-American War.