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They wanted to expand their territories into Mexico, it was the expansion stage of America's development. They formed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which basically gave America control of California and New Mexico, and everything above the Rio Grande.

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We went to war mostly because of border disputes. We wanted Mexico's land, which they refused to sell. There was also diplomatic tension and Anglo settlers moving to Cali.

After the United States beat Mexico in the majority of the battles, we made a treaty called the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It forced Mexico to give the United States upper California and New Mexico (called the Mexican Cession), made the Rio Grande the border between us, and the United States gave Mexico 15 million dollars.

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The Annexation of Texas by the US was a major cause and the result of the war was Mexican Cession and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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