The Mexican-American War

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf war
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Palo_Alto
gptkb:Mexico_City
gptkb:Monterrey
Resaca de la Palma
Buena_Vista
gptkbp:causedBy disputes over slavery
gptkbp:celebrates educational programs
historical sites
museums
monuments
reenactments
gptkbp:documentedIn photographs
letters
diaries
newspapers
gptkbp:established gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:finish 1848
gptkbp:foughtIn territorial disputes
gptkbp:foundedIn 1846
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Mexican-American War
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Texas_annexation
Manifest Destiny
border disputes
economic interests
American_expansionism
Mexican_political_instability
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_characterized_by guerrilla warfare
siege warfare
cavalry charges
urban combat
artillery bombardments
gptkbp:is_essential_for military tactics
increased tensions over slavery
U.S.-Mexico_relations
political_debates_in_the_U.S.
expansion_of_U.S._territory
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Mexican_Cession
gptkb:General_Zachary_Taylor
gptkb:General_Winfield_Scott
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Texas_Revolution
gptkbp:resultedIn Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
U.S._acquisition_of_territories
U.S._control_of_New_Mexico
U.S._control_of_Arizona
U.S._control_of_California
U.S._control_of_Nevada
U.S._control_of_Utah
U.S._control_of_parts_of_Colorado
U.S._control_of_parts_of_Kansas
U.S._control_of_parts_of_Oklahoma
U.S._control_of_parts_of_Wyoming