feb 2, 1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed
Description:
It will result in the United States getting what is known as the Mexican Cession. As part of the treaty, Mexico will establish the Rio Grande as the border.We will pay Mexico $15 million. We will now reach the coast but we want to go North now too. The Native Americans in that territory costed the Mexico a lot.
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Date:
feb 2, 1848
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~ 177 years ago