War for the Borderlands, The*

• 1998 ----- color ----- 55 min ----- vhs
• (U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848) series, Part 2) In June of 1846, an army of 1,600 soldiers begin a 900 mile march to conquer the Mexican territory of New Mexico. In California, wealthy rancher Mariano Vallejo is imprisoned by a group of U.S. settlers in the Bear Flag Revolt which gives birth to the short-lived independent Republic of California. When Mexico still refuses to surrender, U.S. President Polk turns his attention to the "Halls of Montezuma," Mexico City itself. (Closed-Captioned) [Funded in part by the Jackson School of International Studies] (Restricted to classroom use only)
• Topics: (History: American, History: Latin American, Latin America, Mexico, Political Science: American, Political Science: Latin American, War and Peace)