MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Detailed explanation-1: -The war-in which U.S. forces were consistently victorious-resulted in the United States’ acquisition of more than 500, 000 square miles (1, 300, 000 square km) of Mexican territory extending westward from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States Army won a grand victory. Although suffering 13, 000 killed, the military won every engagement of the war. Mexico was stripped of half of its territory and was not consoled by the monetary settlement.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.