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The Mexican Cession included the states of Alta California and Nuevo Mexico.
From Mexican Cession, we got present-day California, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.
The Mexican Cession.
This was the Louisiana Purchase that happened in 1803.
The Mexican Cession included present-day California, Nevada, and Utah (that's three), along with portions of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. The "fourth" is probably Arizona, because it's made of land mainly from the Mexican Cession though it also includes a small portion from the later Gadsden Purchase. New Mexico is about half from the Mexican Cession, a small portion from the Gadsden Purchase, and the remainder from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Only small portions of Colorado and Wyoming were included in the Mexican Cession.
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.
Mexican cession
The United States benefited from the Mexican Cession by gaining ground back. The land they gained became Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California.
The Mexican Cession included the states of Alta California and Nuevo Mexico.
Mexican Cession.
From Mexican Cession, we got present-day California, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.
The Mexican Cession or the Mexican States of Alta California and Nuevo Mexico.
The United States had originally offered $30 million for the Mexican Cession. But Mexico refused. That angered the Americans. When the American army crossed the Nueces River, the Mexican army shot at the American army. That started the Mexican War. After the Mexican War, they signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty said that the Mexico had to cede the Mexican Cession and the United States had to give Mexico $15 million.
The United States won. See related links for further details.
California and New Mexico
The Mexican Cession.