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TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO
On February 2nd, 1848, American and Mexican negotiators agreed to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War. United States armies had marched from the Rio Grande to Mexico City, occupying the enemy capital and forcing the issue of a final settlement. The treaty recognized the Rio Grande as the boundary of Texas and transferred a vast region of northern Mexico into United States hands, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, and large parts of Arizona and New…
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed
On February 2nd, 1848, American and Mexican negotiators agreed to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War. United States armies had marched from the Rio Grande to Mexico City, occupying the enemy capital and forcing the issue of a final settlement. The treaty recognized the Rio Grande as the boundary of Texas and transferred a vast region of northern Mexico into United States hands, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, and large parts of Arizona and New Mexico. For the Army, the war had been a proving ground for officers who would later command on both sides of the Civil War. For the nation, the sudden expansion raised urgent questions about the spread of slavery, Native nations already living on those lands, and the long-term defense of a much larger frontier. The treaty closed one conflict but planted seeds that would shape American strategy and internal politics for decades.
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