Title: How Did The US Get California From Mexico?? - CaliforniaInfo
Headings: How Did The US Get California From Mexico??
How Did The US Get California From Mexico??
When was California sold to the US?
How did Mexico lost its land to the US?
How did America acquire Mexico?
Who sold Mexico to USA?
How did Mexico lost California?

Content: The Mexican Cession consisted of present-day U.S. states of California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, about half of New Mexico, about a quarter of Colorado, and a small section of Wyoming. How did America acquire Mexico? Mexican Cession, 1848. In February 1848, the two countries signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. The treaty recognized Texas as a U.S. state, and ceded a large chunk of land — about half the area that belonged to the Mexican republic — to the United States for the cost of $15 million. Who sold Mexico to USA? Mexican President Antonio de Santa Anna responded by sending troops into the valley. Attempting to defuse the situation, U.S. President Franklin Pierce sent James Gadsden , the new U.S. Minister to Mexico, to negotiate with Santa Anna. YouTube
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