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"American Army Entering the City of Mexico" - General Winfield Scott is shown during the Mexican War, entering the capital. Peace came in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which fixed the Mexican-American border at the Rio Grande River and recognized the accession of Texas. The treaty also extended the boundaries of the United States to the Pacific.</div>
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Architect of the Capitol</div>
Architect of the Capitol information webpage <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/rotunda/frieze/american.cfm">[1]</a>