North America, 13 May 1846: Outbreak of the Mexican–American War
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Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 13 May 1846 (Manifest Destiny: Outbreak of the Mexican–American War), showing the following events: Coup of Mariano Paredes; Second separation of Yucatán; Crossing the Nueces Strip; Thornton Affair; Siege of Fort Texas; US Declaration of War on Mexico.

U n i t e d

S t a t e s o f

A m e r i c a

C a n a d a(Br.)

R u p e r t ' s L a n d(Br./HBC)

Oregon
Country(US/Br. joint occ)

The
Bahamas(Br.)

Newfoundland(Br.)

Unorganized
Territory

Leeward Islands(Br.)

Windward
Islands(Br.)

Nova Scotia(Br.)

British
Guiana(Br.)

Puerto
Rico(Sp.)

Iowa
Territory(US terr.)

P.G. of
Oregon(US infl.)

Mosquito
Kingdom(Br. prot.)

Lakota
Sioux,
Cheyenne

Iron Confederacy

Great
Basin
peoples

Wisconsin
Terr.(US terr.)

Dutch
W. Indies(Neth.)

Disputed
Territory(US-Mex disp)

St P. & M.(Fr.)

Bay Is.(Br. ctrl)

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