Description
Module 14 Videos
The following video looks at the events leading up to the Mexican American War.
A more visually updated version of the Mexican American War
The following video clip looks at St. Patrick’s Battalion, a group of Irish-Americans who ended up fighting WITH the Mexicans.
Module 14 Reading
The first reading is an excerpt from the American Yawp textbook which looks at how the USA used the policy of Manifest Destiny to start a war with Mexico. The second article from JSTOR Daily adds more context to the complexity of US-Mexico relations with Mexico dealing with their immigration problems from US Americans coming into the country. The third article looks at the historical memory of the events of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution against the Mexican Government. The fourth article looks at the Indigenous responses during the events of the Mexican American War.
Recommended Reading:
American Yawp Ch. 12, sec IV and VLinks to an external site.
JSTOR Daily: When Mexico Was Flooded by ImmigrantsLinks to an external site.
JSTOR Daily: How to Remember the Alamo?Links to an external site.
UC Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies: Forgotten FoesLinks to an external site.
Refection
Write 1 paragraph for each question (4 -6 sentences / 250 + word count). Use parenthetical citations when referencing the lecture PPT, for example use (Mod 12) for Module 12 lecture and reference the name of the reading articles and the title of the video clips when citing those resources.
What did you find most interesting/thought-provoking/upsetting?
How does this module connect to current events/issues?
How does this module connect to you? (this is not a literal question and even if you think it does not, it does, this is where your critical thinking cap comes in. Think of gender roles, race, class, job specialization, trade as in shopping, consumerism, and technology)
Content Check
Write 1 paragraph for each question (4 -6 sentences / 250 + word count).
What were the causes and consequences of the Mexican American War?
