Question four

 Los Niños Héroes also known as the Heroic Cadets or Boy Soldiers, were six Mexican teenage military cadets. These cadets died defending Mexico at Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle (then serving as the Mexican Army's military academy) from invading U.S. forces in the 13 September 1847 Battle of Chapultepec, during the Mexican–American War. One of the cadets, Juan Escutia, wrapped himself with the Mexican flag and jumped from the roof of the castle to keep it from falling into enemy hands. The Niños Héroes are commemorated by a national holiday on September 13.

The Niños Héroes were:

• Juan de la Barrera  (age 19)
• Juan Escutia  (age 15–19)
• Francisco Márquez  (age 13)
• Agustín Melgar  (age 15–19)
• Fernando Montes de Oca  (age 15–19)
• Vicente Suárez  (age 14)

Question three

In September President James K. Polk sent John Slidell on a secret mission to Mexico City to negotiate the disputed Texas border, settle U.S. claims against Mexico, and purchase New Mexico and California for up to $30,000,000. Mexican President José Joaquín Herrera, aware in advance of Slidell’s intention of dismembering his country, refused to receive him. When Polk learned of the snub, he ordered troops under General Zachary Taylor to occupy the disputed area between the Nueces and the Rio Grande (January 1846).

Question two

"The United States, fueled by new technological breakthroughs and inspired by the concept of "Manifest Destiny," confidently expanded its territories westward. The young country was regarded as a "go-ahead" nation, looking forward to a future of seemingly endless possibilities for itself and its people. Meanwhile, Mexico struggled to maintain control over the vast expanses of land it had inherited from Spain following its long war for independence. Lacking the resources to settle much of its territory and suffering from deep internal political divisions, Mexico looked to the past for its sense of meaning, back to a time when "New Spain" had once promised to be the continental power of the New World."

Question one

The Alamo was home to Revolutionaries and Royalists during ten years. The original name was Mission San Antonio de Valero. The Alamo served as home to the missionaries San Antonio and the Alamo played a critical role in Texas Revolution. The Texians and Tejanos prepared to defend the Alamo together.The defenders held out for 13 days against Santa Anna's army.The cannon at Gonzales remained, smaller military units surrendered and then retired to Mexico, and Bexar finally gave way after a two-month siege. When Martin Perfecto de Cos and his men retreated from Bexar in December 1835, Texas had eliminated the last of the Mexican garrisons.

Song

The Mexican American War was the worst thing that could happen to anybody. 
A lot of people where dead and thats nothing we can do about it, the Mexican American War occur the years of  1846-1848. Nothing could be worst than that, dead people on floor,  throwing arrows all around, blood out of their veins, pleople fighting with each other. 
to be continued......

Introduction

Is to investigate the events and people of the Mexican American War using web based resources. Create an individual blog to communicate our learning.