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Lets reverse the question: what do you think would be the reaction if China demanded the whole states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, as well as parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas to pay off the debts acquired by the US government?
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What was it called when Mexico had to give up states?
Mexican Cession.
Which present-day states where included in the lands Mexico had to give up after losing the war with the US?
There are 6 states In the Mexican cession.
How much did the US pay for the Mexican Cession?
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.
When Mexico lost the Mexican American War they had to give up half their territory for 15 million dollars what was this called?
The Mexican Cession.
What was the Mexican cession about?
The "Mexican Cession" was the vast area of land constituting most of the present Southwest United States, from California eastward to New Mexico. The lands were ceded to the US in 1848 under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The cession amounted to more than 1/3 of the total area of pre-war Mexico, including all or part of the current US states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. The US settlement to Mexico totalled $18.5 million. Five years later, the US purchased a much smaller disputed border area for $10 million in the Gadsden Purchase.
Did Mexico agree to give up all claims on Texas?
Yes, after Mexico lost the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and was forced to sign the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty, thus consummating the Mexican Cession.
The Mexican cession is the area of the present-day US that Mexico agreed to give up as part of the?
Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty, ending the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
What made Mexico give up the cession?
It lost a war against the United States, known as the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
Why did the US want the Mexican cession in 1848?
it would give the US more land b/c their goal was expansion.
What did the peace treaty after the Mexican war give the united States?
The whole states of California, Nevada, Utah and Texas, as well as parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico and Kansas.At the end of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) Mexico lost present-day California, Nevada, Utah, part of Colorado as well as most of northern New Mexico and Arizona. Also at the end of the war Mexico was forced to cease any attempt on reclaiming Texas, which at the time included present-day Texas, as well as those parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming described above. This is also known as the Mexican Cession (1848).
Did Mexico give up Mexico City after losing the Mexican-American war?
yes
What were the causes and results of the Mexican American War?
They wanted to expand their territories into Mexico, it was the expansion stage of America's development. They formed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which basically gave America control of California and New Mexico, and everything above the Rio Grande.
