The Mexican War, How the United States Gained Its Western Lands by Carrie Nichols Cantor

Grade:  3-5

Summary:  Introduces the Mexican War, also called the Mexican-American War, its causes, course of events, and aftermath.

Chapter one begins with a map of North America that challenges modern perceptions about U.S. land. The discussion continues with a definition of "Manifest Destiny": the idea America should and would grow west "from sea to shining sea." Colorful biographies on Generals Zachary Taylor and Antonio Lapez de Santa Ana add personality to this dynamic period. The westward movement of settlers and U.S. democracy are an interesting contrast to the boundaries of New Spain and Mexican dictatorships. Both conflicts disenfranchise the Native Americans, and North-South U.S. ideologies about slavery drive much of the debate over war. The text concludes with a reference glossary, and a timeline that covers Columbus' journey from Spain in 1492 to the Gadsden Purchase in 1854.  

 
Book Details
Format: Hardcover
Condition :ex-lib book with label on front endpage

Publisher: Child's World

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