MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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1846
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1847
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1848
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846-48), was signed on February 2, 1848, at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city to which the Mexican government had fled with the advance of U.S. forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -On May 13, 1846, the United States Congress declared war on Mexico after a request from President James K. Polk. Then, on May 26, 1848, both sides ratified the peace treaty that ended the conflict.
Detailed explanation-3: -Scott followed the plan, meeting resistance at Cerro Gordo and Contreras, and entered Mexico City in September 1847. The fighting was at an end. By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (February 2, 1848), Mexico accepted the Rio Grande as its boundary.