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Pbs Learning Media: How the Mexican American War Affected Slavery
Why did many abolitionists oppose the Mexican-American war? Find out in this video segment that explores how this war affected efforts to abolish slavery while also raising the issue of how the acquisition of such a large territory would...
15 Minute History
15 Minute History: Episode 25: Mexican Migration to the Us
This full-length podcast tells the story of Mexican immigrant migration to the U.S. The complete transcript is printed for further student use and reference.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: u.s. Mexican War Video Clip Library
A library of 24 video clips excerpted from the PBS documentary "U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848)." Each clip is one-to-three minutes long and highlights a different facet of the war, including its causes and consequences.
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Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: War and Expansion
In which John Green teaches you about the Mexican-American War in the late 1840s and the expansion of the United States into the western end of North America. Famous Americans abound in this episode, including James K Polk (Young...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The Mexican American War
What were the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War? In this video, Kim discusses how Manifest Destiny and the annexation of Texas brought on the war, as well as how the war affected US politics and the existing residents of the...