Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 5, Lesson 2: Mexico Defeated (pp. 116-120)
I. Revolt and War
B. The rebels, known as the Bear Flaggers, never fought because the United States government declared war on Mexico.
C. Outnumbered, the Mexican army surrendered in 1847.
II. California Captured
B. Most Californios accepted the treaty because they thought it would protect them, and it allowed them to keep the land they already owned.
C. Little changed in the daily lives of the people of California after the war.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. Vallejo surrendered the Mexican military base at Sonoma to a group of rebels who wanted to start a new nation.
A. Mexico and the United States signed a treaty known as the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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