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First, America annexed the Republic of Texas, after it had won its independence from Mexico. Then, after Mexico refused to sell what is now the southwest of the United Stages, America sent troops to disputed territory, prompting military retaliation from Mexico, causing the Mexican War. After forcing Mexico's surrender, the US then paid half of its original offer for the territories of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada, and California. Within a year, the California Gold Rush began.

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How much money did the US pay for the Mexican cession?

It cost over 50 million dollars for Mexico, over 16,000 casualties plus half its territory.


What is Mexican plateau?

Well i think you mean "What is a Mexican Plateau?", but anyway a Mexican plateau is a large platform that is created by lava over a series of eruptions of the volcano.


Which states acquired all of their present-day land from the Mexican cession?

The states that acquired all of their present-day land from the Mexican Cession are California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. The Mexican Cession occurred after the Mexican-American War, when Mexico ceded a large portion of its territory to the United States in 1848. While some states, like California and Nevada, derive their entire area from this cession, others only partially do.


How much did Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna sell Mexican land for during the Mexican-American War?

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna did not sell Mexican land during the Mexican-American War. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, which ceded a large portion of Mexican territory to the United States, including what is now California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and parts of Wyoming, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Santa Anna was a central figure in the war, but he did not personally sell any Mexican land.


When was California purchased?

California was not bought from Mexico but was part of The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that was signed on February 2, 1848 after Mexico was defeated in the Mexican-American war (1846-1848). The US received a large amount of land and Mexico received $15 million dollars at that time (about $400 million today). In fact the treaty even avoids mentioning the states and simply redefines the new boarders.

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