Matching Pairs U3-L6,L7Online version The MX-American War The California Gold Rush by Dawn Wooner 1 forty-niners 2 Mexico and the U.S. gained these things due to the treaty after the war. 3 Westward Movement: Cause- Americans believe in manifest destiny 4 Westward Movement: Cause- gold is discovered in U.S. 5 Donner party 6 Zachary Taylor 7 Treaty that resolved Mexican-American War. 8 Westward Movement: Cause- mountain men open trails to new territories 9 Reasons U.S. went to war against Mexico. Group of western travelers who went to CA. Stranded in Sierra Nevada Mountains. Resorted to cannibalism after running out of food. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Gold-seeking migrants who went to CA 1848-1849 hoping to get rich. U.S. General. Led victorious battles at Buena Vista. Became war hero. Elected president 1848. Westward Movement: Effect- U.S. stretches to Pacific Ocean U.S. government paid Mexico $10 million. U.S. received land including the states of CA, NV, and UT. Also most of AZ, NM and parts of CO and WY. Westward Movement: Effect- CA experiences a population boom and becomes a state Westward Movement: Effect- Native Americans forced off lands Fulfill manifest destiny. Respond to Mexican attack on U.S. soldiers stationed in disputed area.