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The 42 pages that link to Mexican–American War, each with the reason it gives.

• Los AngelesNarrower topic: The war changed the political sovereignty of the region that includes Los Angeles.

• Mexican War of IndependenceRelated: The new state faced territorial conflict and expansionist pressure within decades of independence.

• Manifest DestinyRelated: The war extended U.S. territory to the Pacific and intensified disputes over expansion.

• Ulysses S. GrantRelated: Grant served in the war and gained experience that later informed his Civil War command.

• Treaty of Guadalupe HidalgoNarrower topic: The treaty formally ended this conflict.

• Robert E. LeeRelated: Lee gained combat experience and a reputation for reconnaissance while serving under Winfield Scott.

• Compromise of 1850Narrower topic: Its territorial settlement created the central question of whether slavery could expand westward.

• Mexican CessionRelated: The United States occupied the territory during this war, compelling Mexico to negotiate its transfer.

• Antonio López de Santa AnnaRelated: Santa Anna returned to command Mexican forces during the conflict.

• James K. PolkBroader topic: Polk requested war after a border clash, opening the path to major territorial gains.

• Westward expansionRelated: Victory transferred a vast area of the Southwest and Pacific coast to U.S. control.

• Republic of TexasNarrower topic: Annexation and the disputed Texas boundary helped precipitate the war.

• Texas annexationRelated: Mexico regarded annexation as a threat, and the disputed Texas boundary helped trigger war.

• Gadsden PurchaseNarrower topic: The war created the territorial settlement whose boundary the purchase later adjusted.

• Mexican nationalismRelated: The territorial loss sharpened nationalism around sovereignty and national borders.

• Wilmot ProvisoRelated: The prospect of land seized from Mexico prompted David Wilmot to propose restricting slavery there.

• Franklin PierceRelated: Pierce served as a brigadier general, gaining military visibility before his presidential campaign.

• James LongstreetRelated: Longstreet gained combat experience as a U.S. Army officer during the war.

• John C. FrémontNarrower topic: The war brought Frémont's exploration career into military and political conflict.

• United States–Mexico borderRelated: The conflict led to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and a major redrawing of the boundary.

• United States territorial expansionRelated: It secured enormous new territory for the United States through military victory and treaty.

• Free Soil PartyRelated: The prospect of acquiring western land intensified conflict over slavery’s expansion.

• Battle of San JacintoRelated: The disputed status of Texas after independence and annexation contributed to the conflict.

• Davy CrockettCompared with: It followed the Texas Revolution and the annexation of Texas, placing Crockett’s death in a longer conflict over the region.

• United States intervention in Latin AmericaRelated: It established an early pattern of United States military expansion into Latin America.

• California genocideRelated: Its outcome transferred California to U.S. control and reshaped Indigenous peoples’ political circumstances.

• New MexicoRelated: The war brought New Mexico under U.S. control.

• P. G. T. BeauregardRelated: Beauregard gained combat and engineering experience during the war.

• Caste War of YucatánRelated: Mexico’s wartime pressures constrained its ability to intervene decisively in Yucatán.

• Apache WarsRelated: Its outcome placed many Apache homelands under United States control.

• Blood MeridianNarrower topic: The novel’s borderlands are shaped by the conflict’s aftermath and territorial expansion.

• Oregon boundary disputeRelated: The war began the same year as the Oregon settlement, placing the dispute within a broader era of American expansion.

• TamaulipasRelated: The war and its aftermath fixed the international border beside Tamaulipas.

• Kit CarsonRelated: Carson carried messages and served as a guide during the war’s campaigns in the Southwest.

• Chapultepec CastleRelated: The war culminated at the castle in the 1847 Battle of Chapultepec.

• CoahuilaRelated: The war reshaped the borderlands north of Coahuila.

• David FarragutRelated: Farragut served in the U.S. Navy during the conflict.

• Himno Nacional MexicanoRelated: Its recent memory helps explain the anthem’s emphasis on defending the homeland.

• History of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United StatesRelated: U.S. victory brought vast Mexican-claimed territories and their residents under U.S. rule.

• History of Mexican AmericansRelated: The war’s origins and military course differ from the treaty’s later effects on Mexican residents.

• History of New MexicoRelated: U.S. forces occupied New Mexico during the conflict, beginning a new era of rule.

• History of TexasRelated: The war settled the international boundary and expanded United States control in the region.