mexican cession - jay
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By Jay T.
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Before
• Before the U.S. became independent, the pioneers took the red line (trails) to go to the west.
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Before and Now
America in the 1800’s was a small country but James K. Polk promised to the people that as President, he would expand the country to the west.
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James K. Polk
• James K. Polk was inaugurated president on 1845.
• He wanted to expand American territory to the Pacific Ocean.
• The U.S. purchased territory of Alta California and New Mexico for $18,000,000.
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The Mexican American War
• The war happened on April 1846, and end on Feb. 1848.
• On March 25 the Mexican Government ratified it. The war was over.
• The war with Mexico gave the U.S.A. California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Kansas.
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• Treaty was signed on February 2, 1848 and ended the war.
• Mexico lost a great part of their territory. The gray and the red part are Alta California and Texas.
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MAP
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