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Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can explore the topic of the "Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo" further using the following search strategies:

  • Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
    Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico, Nicholas Trist, Texas, Treaty, Zachary Taylor
  • It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for particular event in order to narrow your results.
    1845-1848
  • If searching in 1848, be prepared to weed out articles related to the French Revolution.
  • Try combining terms to zero in on specific events such as Mexico and treaty, Texas and Zachary Taylor.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America