Elementary history of the United States . ^ bombardment. 7. From this point Scott advanced into the interior ofthe country. He met with no resistance till he reachedthe Cordilleras \cor-deel-yaras\ but there had to forcehis way through a rocky pass at the point of the Mexican army was routed. So hasty was their re-treat that Santa Anna left his wooden leg behind. It wasfound by the x\mericans and sent home as a trophy. 8. General Scott continued his march (you ^dll findhis route on the map, p. 176) till he reached the neigh-borhood of the city of Mexico. Here the enemy had 178 POLK
Elementary history of the United States . ^ bombardment. 7. From this point Scott advanced into the interior ofthe country. He met with no resistance till he reachedthe Cordilleras \cor-deel-yaras\ but there had to forcehis way through a rocky pass at the point of the Mexican army was routed. So hasty was their re-treat that Santa Anna left his wooden leg behind. It wasfound by the x\mericans and sent home as a trophy. 8. General Scott continued his march (you ^dll findhis route on the map, p. 176) till he reached the neigh-borhood of the city of Mexico. Here the enemy had 178 POLKS ABMimSTRATION. [1847 gathered for a final stand. Their number greatly ex-ceeded that of the Americans, and they were protected bya succession of strong works, which commanded the ap-proaches to the capital. These were taken, one after an-other, by dint of hard fighting and incredible exertions on. Scene in Mexico. the part of the Americans. No troops could have be-haved better. 9. Mexico taken.—On the 14th of September,1847, General Scott and his men entered the city of Mex-ico in triumph. Meanwhile, the northern part of thecountry had been invaded and conquered by an Americanarmy. The United States was everywhere victorious, andthe Mexican government was now willing to come to 1848] TAYLORS ADMINISTRATION. 179 terms. A treaty was made, by which Mexico gave up tothe United States the disputed territory on the frontierof Texas, and the provinces of New Mexico and UpperCalifornia, which had been already conquered. TheUnited States was to pay for these extensive tracts be-tween fifteen and twenty millions of dollars. 10. The only other event of importance during Presi-dent Polks term, was the settlement of a boundary linein the northwest with Great Britain. A large section ofcountry, known as Oregon, lying between the RockyMountains and the Pacific Ocean, was claimed by bothnati
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