Title: What Area Did the US Acquire During the Mexican War? | Synonym
Headings: What Area Did the US Acquire During the Mexican War?
What Area Did the US Acquire During the Mexican War?
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1 Texas' Boundary
2 Upper California
3 Land Between California and Texas
4 Impact on U.S. and Mexico

Content: 2 Upper California
Though the Mexican War was ostensibly fought over a tiny piece of Texan territory, the idea of "Manifest Destiny" motivated the country to want more territory. The grand prize was the west coast of North America, a part of Mexico known as California. Securing the region would fulfill the goal of a country that spanned from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Initially, the United States wanted both Baja and Alta California. The Mexicans, however, only consented to the transfer of Alta California, which included everything from the Port of San Diego northward towards and beyond San Francisco. Though sparsely populated at the war's end, in 1848 the discovery of gold in California brought the territory's population from 14,000 to more than 250,000 in just four years. 3 Land Between California and Texas
Americans were not satisfied with an isolated California discontinuous from the rest of the United States. As part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States also acquired all the Mexican territory between California and Texas. This included occupied regions such as New Mexico and Arizona. In addition, all or parts of Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado were transferred to the United States.