<strong><em>The Battle of Pea Ridge</em><br /></strong>
<strong>American Civil War</strong>
<strong>Panoramic illustration of battle scene</strong>
<p><strong>Pea Ridge National Military Park</strong></p>
<p><strong>http://www.nps.gov/peri/index.htm</strong></p>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<strong>Painting/Illustration, dimensions unknown</strong>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<em><strong>Mexican-American War: American troops bombarding Veracruz</strong></em>
<strong>Mexican-American War<br /></strong>
<strong>U.S. troops bombarding Veracruz during the Mexican-American War</strong>
<strong>Illustration by Carl Nebel.</strong>
<p><strong>Encyclopedia Britannica</strong></p>
<p><strong>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/379134/Mexican-American-War</strong></p>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<strong>Painting, dimensions unknown</strong>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<em><strong>Gen. Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista<br /></strong></em>
<strong>Mexican-American War</strong>
<strong>General Zachary Taylor giving orders in the field during the Battle of Buena Vista</strong>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<strong>The Granger Collection, New York</strong>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<strong>Public Domain</strong>
<p><strong>Colored engraving, 19th century</strong></p>
<p><strong>Dimensions unknown</strong></p>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Still Image</strong>
<em><strong>Mexican Cession</strong></em>
<strong>Mexican-American War</strong>
<strong>The Mexican Cession was the result of the Mexican-American War from 1846-1848. President James K. Polk had promised to fulfill the "Manifest Destiny" before he left office, even if it meant going to war. With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In exchange for $15 million, the Mexican government under Santa Anna gave away 1/2 of their land. </strong>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<p><strong>Ancestry.com</strong></p>
<p><strong>http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hummingbird/California/mexican_war.htm</strong></p>
<strong>Unknown</strong>
<strong>Map, dimensions unknown</strong>
<strong>English</strong>
<strong>Document</strong>