The Mexican-American War

by Georgene Poulakidas

The troubles between Mexico and the United States had been brewing for years before the first shots of this war were fired in 1846. Angered by the large numbers of Americans living on Mexican-owned Texas and over the dispute of the Mexico-United States boundary line, Mexico seemed ready for a fight. The United States was more than willing to oblige, and when the war ended, the United States was ceded huge amounts of territories that significantly...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1404226834
• ISBN13: 9781404226838
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.2" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6