Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty, at the end of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).
Mexico gave up slightly more then half of its total land area including what would become the states of California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. It gave up other claims including claims to Texas and settled the Texas border at the Rio Grande.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War. In accordance with the treaty provisions, Mexico ceded to the United States California and a large area comprising roughly half of New Mexico, most of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado. It also established the Rio Grande as a boundary for Texas. The U.S. payed $15 million to Mexico and agreed to pay off the claims of American citizens against Mexico up to $3.25 million.
The entry of Texas into the Union brought US forces face to face with Mexico. The US accused Mexico with territorial incursions, providing the US with a pretext for the Mexican War of 1846- 48. The war ended when US General Winfield Scott captured Mexico City. The ensuing peace treaty called for Mexico to renounce all claims to Texas and Mexico had to cede to the US California and vast areas in what is now the southwest of the US. States such as New Mexico and Arizona were once part of Mexico, however the peace treaty gave that all to the US.
Texas gained independence from Mexico through the Treaty of Velasco, signed on May 14, 1836. This treaty was established following the Battle of San Jacinto, where Texian forces defeated the Mexican army. The treaty recognized the sovereignty of the Republic of Texas, although Mexico did not formally recognize it until later. The treaty consisted of two parts: a public agreement that called for the withdrawal of Mexican troops and a secret agreement that addressed the recognition of Texas's independence.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Texas gained much of the land controlled by Mexico. Texas became an independent republic. the United States got control of the Mexican Cession. the United States gave control of California to Mexico.
The Adams -Onis Treaty of 1819 ceded Florida to the US, and settled the question of a Spanish-Us boundary in the west. Spain gave up claims to land north of California but retained ownership of Texas and California.
The affected states were Texas and California. Texas gave up claims in the New Mexico Territory, and California (undivided) was admitted as the 31st state, and one where slavery was not allowed.
It was the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo was an 1848 treaty in which Mexico gave up California and New Mexico to the United States for 15 million
The affected states were Texas and California. Texas gave up claims in the New Mexico Territory, and California (undivided) was admitted as the 31st state, and one where slavery was not allowed.