Title: Aftermath - U.S.-Mexican War and Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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Summary
Aftermath of War for Mexico
Aftermath of War for the U.S.
The Significance of the War

Content: Mexico in the other hand, would have become a more of a powerful country because of the natural resources that California and Nevada had, sadly Mexico did not discover these gold mines before the war, otherwise they would of had the power to defeat the United States, and would had never agreed on making the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In the end, getting the land of Mexico allowed the United States become a powerful and rich country as we know it today. The expansion after the Mexican-American war had a big impact on the United States today, because they claimed 500,000 square miles of new territory. What used to be known as part of Mexico eventually would become the American states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and compromise significant parts of Utah, Colorado, Nevada, and Wyoming. It played an important in the development of American prosperity. All in all the expansion helped the U.S. grow economically by bring trade throughout the countries.