James Knox Polk
The Southwest, including California, was taken "by force of arms" from Mexico, during the Mexican War.
1848
From Mexican Cession, we got present-day California, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.
The Mexican cession was the outcome of the Mexican American war.
The Mormons
The Mexican-American War, and the resulting Mexican Cession, were during the presidency of James K. Polk.
the Mexican cession was the result of war with Mexico.
Antonio López de Santa Anna
The Mexican cession was signed at Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1948.
The mexican cession cause people to get more land
James K. Polk, who gained the land for the U.S. as part of the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo after the Mexican War.
They got the Mexican cession cuz when they became independent from Spain.
The Mexican Cession was acquired in 1848 at the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
The Southwest, including California, was taken "by force of arms" from Mexico, during the Mexican War.
The Texas annexation purchased the Mexican cession.
the United states paid Mexico $15 million dollars for this land, which became known as the mexican cession
The Mexican Cession was divided into New Mexico Territory, and Utah Territory.