USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Peña y Peña resumed the presidency January 8, 1848 – June 3, 1848, during which time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, bringing the war to an end.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mexico, who refused to formally recognize Texas’ independence in the first place, pushed back against Texas’ desire to set their Republic’s border at the Río Grande. Mexico contested that Texas had to move the line back to the Nueces River, which runs through modern day Corpus Christi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mexican-American War was formally concluded by the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. The United States received the disputed Texan territory, as well as New Mexico territory and California. The Mexican government was paid $15 million-the same sum issued to France for the Louisiana Territory.

Detailed explanation-4: -The region of focus in this analysis is the land that lies between the Río Grande River and the Nueces River. Under Spanish rule, this tract of land was the called La Colonia de Nuevo Santander. Under Méxican rule it was called Tamaulipas. Today, we call this region the Lower Border region of Texas.