USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Better Resources. The American government committed plenty of cash to the war effort. The soldiers had good guns and uniforms, enough food, high-quality artillery and horses and just about everything else they needed. The Mexicans, on the other hand, were totally broke during the entire war.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the terms of the treaty negotiated by Trist, Mexico ceded to the United States Upper California and New Mexico. This was known as the Mexican Cession and included present-day Arizona and New Mexico and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado (see Article V of the treaty).

Detailed explanation-3: -Impact. After the conclusion of the Mexican-American war, the American diplomat Nicholas Trist negotiated the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, in which the United States claimed over 500, 000 square miles of new territory. These lands included Texas, as well as the Mexican territories of New Mexico and Upper California.

Detailed explanation-4: -U.S. military strategy had three main objectives: 1) Take control of northern Mexico, including New Mexico; 2) seize California; and 3) capture Mexico City.