1848
1848
February 1848
Through the treaty of Guadalupe-Hildalgo in 1848
1848 by us pres. James Polk
the United states paid Mexico $15 million dollars for this land, which became known as the mexican cession
The United States did want the Mexican cession because they wanted to govern and control their own resources.
1848 Mexico recognized Texas was part of the US and that the Rio Grande was the border of the two nations. They ceded the Mexican Cession. The US, in return, paid Mexico about $18 million for claims and to protect the Mexicans who lived in Texas and the Mexican Cession.
Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty, ending the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
It did. The capture of Mexico City put an end to the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and forced the Mexican Cession upon Mexico.
The Mexican-American War, and the resulting Mexican Cession, were during the presidency of James K. Polk.
It gave us the Mexican Cession.