From the Mexican Cession of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
1848
The Mexican Cession was the name granted the region of the modern day Southwestern US that Mexico gave up to the US. Before this, it was considered another part of Mexico.
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The Mexican Cession, which was purchased for $15 million. However the US wanted another small strip of land beneath the area which is now southern New Mexico and Arizona. This is called the Gadsden Purchase and was purchased for $10 million.
In the Mexican Cession of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican American War.
From the Mexican Cession of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The Mexican-American War, and the resulting Mexican Cession, were during the presidency of James K. Polk.
It gave us the Mexican Cession.
1848
The United States did want the Mexican cession because they wanted to govern and control their own resources.
the United states paid Mexico $15 million dollars for this land, which became known as the mexican cession
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US victory and Mexican Cession.