the United states paid Mexico $15 million dollars for this land, which became known as the mexican cession
The Mexican Cession was divided into New Mexico Territory, and Utah Territory.
The acquisition of New Mexico and California is called the Mexican Cession of 1848. The Mexican Cession also included California, Nevada, and Utah.
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i belive it is, total : 74,019,951
The Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
The Mexican-American War, and the resulting Mexican Cession, were during the presidency of James K. Polk.
It gave us the Mexican Cession.
1848
The United States did want the Mexican cession because they wanted to govern and control their own resources.
The Mexican Cession
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the Mexican Cession
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US victory and Mexican Cession.
the Mexican cession was the result of war with Mexico.
The Mexican Cession was the name granted the region of the modern day Southwestern US that Mexico gave up to the US. Before this, it was considered another part of Mexico.