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Hace 3 días · The Mexican War of 1846-1848, largely forgotten today, was the second costliest war in American history in terms of the percentage of soldiers who died. Of the 78, 718 American soldiers who served, 13,283 died, constituting a casualty rate of 16.87 percent.
- April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848, (1 year, 9 months, 1 week and 1 day)
Hace 5 días · This article provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899. Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America, the Taiping Rebellion in Asia, the Paraguayan War in South America, the Zulu War in Africa, and the Australian frontier wars in Oceania.
29 de mar. de 2024 · Location: United States. the West. Context: American frontier. Key People: Marcus Whitman. Examine how U.S. westward movement and the annexation of Texas sparked the Mexican-American War. Begun when the United States annexed Texas, the Mexican-American War ended with the United States acquiring much of what is now the American Southwest. (more)
17 de abr. de 2024 · American History 1820-1860, Expansion & Reform. Focus on Westward Expansion. In US history, the period of settlement 1800–50 when Americans pushed the frontier westwards in search of land and resources, economic opportunities, a better life, and, for some, religious freedom.
Hace 3 días · William Henry Harrison defeated Martin Van Buren in the 1840 presidential election, thereby becoming the first Whig president. By early 1838, Clay had emerged as the front-runner due to his support in the South and his spirited opposition to Van Buren's Independent Treasury.
- 1856; 167 years ago
- Henry Clay
- 1833; 190 years ago
16 de abr. de 2024 · Opium Wars, two mid-19th-century armed conflicts between China and Western countries. The first Opium War (1839–42) was fought between China and Britain; the second Opium War (1856–60), also known as the Arrow War or the Anglo-French War in China, was fought by Britain and France against China.
17 de abr. de 2024 · 12th-15th Amendments passed. Battle of Gettysburg. Battle of New Orleans. Compromise of 1850. Dred Scott. Embargo Act of 1807. Fugitive Slave Act. Gold Rush begins. Harvard is founded. Homestead Act. Louisiana Purchase. Mexican American War. Monroe Doctrine. Nat Turner's revolt. Oregon trail/Westward expansion. Panic of 1819. Plessy v. Ferguson.
