Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

1848

Peace Treaty

On February 2, 1848, representative of the governments (United States and Mexico) signed a peace treaty at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a small town located near Mexico City.

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In what year did they sign the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• 1821

• 1836

• 1848

• 1845

Treaty Terms

This treaty ended the Mexican - American War.

Mexico abandoned (gave up) all claims to Texas and accepted the Rio Grande as the boundary/border between the United States and Mexico.

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True or False?

The treaty was signed at the beginning of the Mexican-American war.

• True

• False

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True or False?

The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican - American war.

• True

• False

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True or False?

The official border that divided the United States and Mexico was the Rio Grande river.

• True

• False

Mexican Cession

Mexico also surrendered (gave up) to the United States all territory between western Texas and the Pacific Ocean.

This land, known historically as the Mexican Cession, included all of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

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True or False?

The Mexican Cession, included all of California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

• True

• False

Transfer...

The Mexican Cession was a land transfer also known as an cede. (To cede means to give up, especially by treaty. A Cession is a transfer of land from one country to another)

In return for this land, the United States paid Mexico $15 million and agreed to pay claims of American citizen against Mexico up to 3.25 million. 

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True or False?

o cede means to give up, especially by treaty. A Cession is a transfer of land from one country to another.

• True

• False

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The Treaty of Guadalupe - Hidalgo resolved the border dispute between the United States and Mexico

• True

• False

Mexican citizens

Mexican living in the ceded territory were guaranteed all rights of U.S. citizenship.

This included political rights and the right to keep their land. They had a year to decide if they wished to become American citizens. 

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Mexican citizens were not granted all of their rights.

• True

• False