2. Central Focus

The student will understand the 5 main points of the Mexican American War. The study of this unit will entail students learning the concepts of Texas becoming a US state, the Mexican American War beginning, Zachary Taylor leading the Americans into battle, Mexico Surrendering, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and how these this events contributed to the formation of modern-day United States of America. The study of this unit will also include vocabulary words such as annex, territorial expansion, dispute, treaty, and timeline. To explore this focus, the student will participate in class discussions, create responses, such as a Flipgrid video, and collaborate in a small group to demonstrate content learned in class.