The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican war on February 2, 1948, at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city north of Mexico City. The treaty was drafted, negotiated, and signed by Nicholas Trist, he then forwarded it to Washington. Polk chose to send the treaty to the Senate, whom ratified the treaty (34 to 14) on March 10, 1848, they deleted Article X guaranteeing the protection of Mexican land grants. In the treaty Mexico ceded Upper California and New Mexico (known as the Mexican Cession). They also included present-day Arizona and New Mexico and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. Mexico also gave up all claims to Texas and recognized the Rio Grande as the southern boundary of the United States. The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million for their land and agreed to pay $3.25 million for the Mexican citizen's debts owed to the U.S. Citizens. Other provisions included protection of property and civil rights of Mexican nationals living within the new boundaries of the U.S., and the promise of the U.S. to protect Mexico's boundaries. At first the U.S. offered $25 million for the land, but we only had to pay $18.25 million. This treaty was condemned by the people that wanted all of Mexico and by people who wanted none of it.

Victoria T.  

You can click on the TREATY OF GUADALUPE HILDAGO above to see the document :)

Sources:

http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/guadalupe-hidalgo/

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Ms. Startzman's class Lecture

Picture Sources:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/ghtreaty/61342.jpg

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mex-war/mex-war-map.jpg