Category: United States

the Arctic 1846

Oregon Treaty

Following the 1837 rebellions, the British...

North America 1846

Conquest of California & New Mexico

At the outbreak of the Mexican-American War,...

North America 1846

Northern Mexican Theater

In contrast to the swift conquest of the west,...

North America 1847

Siege of Veracruz

Despite the US victories in the north, the...

North America 1847

Battle for Mexico City

Mexican troops rushed south to Veracruz but...

North America 1848

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The fall of Mexico City spelled the end of the...

North America 1849

California Gold Rush

Just days before the signing of the Treaty of...

North America 1850

Compromise of 1850

With its population booming, California wanted...

the Arctic 1850

Search for Franklin

In 1845 the renowned British explorer Sir John...

North America 1852

Opening up the West

The surge in migrants heading west put...

North America 1853

Gadsden Purchase

Even as California was being accepted into the...

the Arctic 1854

Opening of Japan

Across the Pacific, Japan had kept itself...

North America 1855

Bleeding Kansas

In 1854 the Kansas-Nebraska Act created the...

North America 1857

Filibuster War

For many US citizens, the Mexican-American War...

North America 1858

Mexican Reform War

In Mexico, the antagonism between the...