Title: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo for kids ***
Headings: 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Content: ● The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846–48)
● Article V of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo dealt with the Mexican Cession and included present-day Arizona and New Mexico and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. In Article V Mexico relinquished all claims to Texas and recognized the Rio Grande as the southern boundary with the United States
● Articles VIII and IX of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo included provisions for the protection of property and civil rights of Mexican nationals living within the new boundaries of the United States. U.S. citizenship was granted to Mexicans living in the territory ceded by Mexico to the United States and guaranteed Mexican Americans "the right to their property, language, and culture." ● Article X of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo had guaranteed the protection of Mexican land grants but this was deleted on March 10, 1848 by the US Senate during the ratification process
● Article XI of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo included the promise of the United States to police its boundaries
● Article XII of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo agreed that the United States would pay Mexico $15,000,000 "in consideration of the extension acquired by the boundaries of the United States"
● Article XV of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo agreed to pay American citizens debts owed to them by the Mexican government
● Article XXI of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo agreed to the compulsory arbitration of future disputes between the two countries


1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Significance
The significance of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was: ● Zachary Taylor was heralded as a national hero during the Mexican-American War and became a future president of the United States
● The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all, or parts of, present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming
● The California Gold Rush started with the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Lumber Mill in Coloma on January 24, 1848, before the treaty was even signed
● Mexico relinquished all claims to Texas and recognized the Rio Grande as America’s southern boundary
● The Gadsden Purchase was agreed in 1853
● The treaty increased the popular belief in the Manifest Destiny of the United States of America
● The Abolitionist Movement in the north opposed the annexation of Mexican territory
● The acquisition of the new lands in the of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ignited the slavery debate which would lead to the American Civil war (1861-1865)
1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo for kids
The info about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provides interesting facts and important information about this important event that occured during the presidency of the 11th President of the United States of America. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Map
The United States Territorial Expansion Map provides an over view of the treaties made in order to achieve the expansion of the United States. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted all land from Texas to California, minus the Gadsden Purchase. The Gadsden Purchase: The Boundary Line
The Mexican and American commissioners failed to agree on the boundary line.