Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo- Peace treaty between theUS and Mexico Ended the Mexican American War Mexico agreed to the treaty because their army had been defeated and their capital had fallen.
Things the Treaty Gave:
US the Rio Grande boundary for Texas
US ownership of California
Results: Provided property rights to Mexicans
Extended US citizenship to Mexicans in the new territories.
Annexation- To incorporate territory into the domain of a city, country, or state.
Texas was annexed into the United states.
Anglo- American immigrants began emigrating in the early 1820's.
1836 war of independence against Mexico.
Became a topic of discussion after the Louisiana purchase in 1803.
Became a matter of concern from 1836-1845 when Texas was republic.
Texas voted in favor of the annexation in 1836
In 1843 the US became alarmed about GB interest in the annexation.
GB did not want Texas but did want to prevent the westward expansion of the US
Andrew Donelson urged Texas to accept the offer.
The government of Mexico agreed with GB and agreed to acknowledge Texas as independent if Texas did not annex itself to and country.
The us congress offered Texas annexation or independence recongnized by Mexico
December 29, 1845 by popular vote, Texas agreed to annexation and had legal entry into the union.
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