MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO
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Question
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Manifest Destiny
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Mexico was smuggling stuff into the US
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The US wanted the Rio Grande River over Mexico
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Texas was annexed into the United States
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Detailed explanation-1: -It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).
Detailed explanation-2: -Mexico also feared a domino effect-that giving up Texas would lead to the loss of their other northern territories. Many Mexicans also distrusted the other powers involved in the Texas dispute.
Detailed explanation-3: -From 1846 to 1848, U.S. and Mexican troops fought against one another in the Mexican-American War. Ultimately, it was a battle for land where Mexico was fighting to keep what they thought was their property and the U.S. desired to retain the disputed land of Texas and obtain more of Mexico’s northern lands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under the terms of the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States approximately 525, 000 square miles (55% of its prewar territory) in exchange for a $15 million lump sum payment, and the assumption by the U.S. Government of up to $3.25 million worth of debts owed by Mexico to U.S. citizens.