Mexican American War (11 nov 1846 ano – 29 ago 1848 ano)

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Fought​ ​after​ ​Mexican​ ​troops​ ​fired​ ​on​ ​American​ ​troops in​ ​a​ ​disputed​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​border.​ ​ ​The​ ​American​ ​army was​ ​vastly​ ​superior​ ​and​ ​won​ ​easily,​ ​taking​ ​the​ ​Mexican
capital.​ ​ ​The​ ​U.S.​ ​paid​ ​Mexico​ ​15​ ​million​ ​dollars​ ​and forgave​ ​2​ ​million​ ​in​ ​debt​ ​in​ ​return​ ​for​ ​about​ ​55%​ ​of Mexican​ ​territory​ ​that​ ​now​ ​makes​ ​up​ ​Texas,​ ​New Mexico,​ ​Arizona,​ ​California,​ ​Nevada​ ​and​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​other states.

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