USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Won by the Americans and damned by its contemporary critics as expansionist, it resulted in the U.S. gaining 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 treaty effectively halved the size of Mexico and doubled the territory of the United States. This territorial exchange had long-term effects on both nations. The war and treaty extended the United States to the Pacific Ocean, and provided a bounty of ports, minerals, and natural resources for a growing country.

Detailed explanation-3: -The U.S. agreed to pay $15 million for the physical damage of the war and assumed $3.25 million of debt already owed by the Mexican government to U.S. citizens. Mexico relinquished its claims on Texas and accepted the Rio Grande as its northern border with the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -In short, the Mexican-American War was caused because of the United States’ repeated encroachment on Mexican territory, such as its’ annexation of Texas, which Mexico refused to recognize as being independent. Therefore, Mexico also refused to recognize the claimed border between the two nations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Short Term Effects The war resulted in an exhaustion of resources and loss of American lives. There were also serious financial repercussions. Gold and Silver were found in California shortly after Mexico gave up California to America.