Title – Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: Modern Effects

By – Karen Weaver

Primary Subject – Social Studies

Secondary Subjects – Language Arts

Grade Level – Grade 7

Concept / Topic To Teach:

Mexican-American War

Standards Addressed:

Social Studies Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Standard 1C: Evaluate the provisions and consequences of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

World History Era 7: An Age of Revolutions (1750-1914)

Standard 4D: Assess effects of foreign intervention on social and economic change in Mexico.

General Goal(s):

Understand the results of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

Specific Objectives:

Students will read the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and understand how the treaty affects us today.

Required Materials:

1. 20 copies of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
(downloaded from


http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/mexico/guadhida


.htm)

or one copy cut into sections as per the chart below)

GROUP # ARTICLE(S) 1 Introduction, 1 & 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 11 10 12 11 13 & 14 12 15 13 16 & 17 14 18 15 19 Parts 1-3 16 19 Parts 4-6 17 20 & 21 18 22 Part 1 19 22 Part 2 20 23