This conflict saw Commodore John Sloat become the first governor of land eventually won by the victors. John Slidell was ordered to negotiate before t
This conflict saw Commodore John Sloat become the first governor of land eventually won by the victors. John Slidell was ordered to negotiate before this war, which was sparked by the Thornton Affair. During this war, Joseph Kearney quelled John C. Freemont's [*] Bear Flag Revolt. The victors in this war gained additional territory with the Gadsden Purchase. "Old Fuss and Feathers," Winfield Scott, led troops at Veracruz during this war, which also saw fighting at Chapultepec and Buena Vista. For 10 points, name this war ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, fought between America and its southern neighbor.
This conflict saw Commodore John Sloat become the first governor of land eventually won by the victors.
{Mexican}-{American} War