Certain individuals and those who would rewrite history would characterize the Mexican-American War as a blatant land grab by the U.S. govt. The truth is that with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo the result of Nicholas Trists unauthorized negotiations. It was approved by the U.S. Senate on March 10, 1848, and ratified by the Mexican Congress on May 25. Mexicos cession of Alta California and Nuevo México and its recognition of U.S. sovereignty over all of Texas north of the Rio Grande formalized the addition of 1.2 million square miles (3.1 million km2) of territory to the United States. In return the U.S. agreed to pay $15 million and assumed the claims of its citizens against Mexico. A final territorial adjustment between Mexico and the U.S. was made by the Gadsden Purchase in 1853.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 04:21:16 +0000
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