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Mexican American war effects - Coggle Diagram
Mexican American war effects
End of the war
Mexico City was captured Sept. 14, 1847
Battle of Chapultepec Castle
Home of Mexican Military Academy
Defended for days by young cadets aged 13-19
fortress falls
Mexico lost 25,000 to 50,000 men Okilled or wounded, and 1/2 of land
US lost 13,000 men; 11,000 from diseases
Results
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
California and New Mexico territories added to U.S.
AKA: The Mexican Cession
Texas border at Rio Grande accepted
Mexico Gives up all claim to Texas
U.S. pays Mexico 15$ million and agrees to assume American citizens claims $3,250,000 against Mexico
Gadsden Purchase
$10 million for territory
US gets territory south of the Gila River
New Problems
Renewal of slavery conflict
Wilmot Proviso sought to restrict slavery from new territories
Southerners (led by Calhoun) stated that Congress had no right to restrict slavery's expansion.