feb 2, 1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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The United States agreed to pay $15 million in return for more than one-third of its territory. This was instituted by President James Polk and the Senate. This treaty led to the end of the Mexican-American War but the news states introduced because of the end of the war, included more division between the North and South, and it also created more political problems.
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