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Did the US pay Mexico for the land that would eventually become California?
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Which congressman objected and would later become president when Polk went to war with Mexico to gain the California and the New Mexico Territories?
Abraham Lincoln.
What would happen to Mexico if drug wars are not stopped?
Eventually, northern Mexico would become a war zone, where drug cartels become so powerfull that Mexico becomes a failed state. This in turn would mean greater numbers of people fleeing the conflict zones, increased violence and loss of security.
What is the exact date of the compromise of 1850?
The compromise of 1850 was a result of the country beginning its fight over slavery. It also admitted California into statehood and created the land that would eventually become New Mexico and Utah. The compromise was signed on September 18th.
Who is a famous priest in Mexico?
Miguel Hidalgo (1753 - 1811) would qualify as such, as he started the revolt that would eventually become the War of Independence against Spain (1810 - 1821). He is regarded in Mexico as the "father of the nation".
What separates California and Mexico?
There is a steel mesh along the 220 Kilometers (137 miles) of the California-Mexico border. If you mean Baja California, it would be the Gulf of California or Sea of Cortes, which separates the peninsula from the rest of Mexico.
In what country would you find the gulf of California?
Mexico.
What state would somebody cross to get into Mexico?
Either California, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas.
What countries still held territory in what would become the continental US?
it is Mexico
If you were to walk south from the western US what country would enter?
Mexico
Why did Santana sold part of Mexico?
He was pressured by James Gadsden to either sell, or risk another war against the United States in which Mexico would also lose the Baja California peninsula. The sell was so unpopular in Mexico that it eventually allowed the congress to oust Santa Anna into exile.
Which city in Mexico is nearest to San Diego California?
That would be Tijuana, in the Baja California Peninsula.
What president oversaw the gain of the lands that would later become Oregon California New Mexico Arizona Utah and parts of Colorado and Wyoming?
James k Polk
