Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, was a treaty that brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). It was signed on February 2, 1848, at Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Compromise of 1850

Boundary Dispute

Sometime around 1820, Mexico combined Texas with Coahuila. Despite whatever the Mexicans had claimed, the American immigrants who arrived there still thought the southwestern boundary of Texas was the Rio Grande. Many arguements and fights broke out between the Mexicans and the Anglo-Americans. Some Leaders in Texas, such as Stephen F. Austin, began to plan how they were going to solve the imbiggening problem of the Boundary Dispute.



Terms of the Compromise

Here are the terms:

1. Texas gave up most of the western land they claimed and received $10,000,000 to pay off their national debt.
2. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed, saying that all U.S. citizens must assist in the return of runaway slaves.
3. California was admitted as a free state.
4. The slave trade was abolished in the District of Columbia.

The Issues involving the Annexation of Texas

1. A border dispute developed between Texas and Mexico.
2. The resolution did not give Texas the right to secede; therefore the 1861 Civil War secession was illegal.
3. It caused the Mexican War.
4. Texas had to change their whole government.

The Causes and Effects of the Mexican War

Causes

1. Texan Annexation. Mexico had warned it would regard annexation as an act of war. When it took place, Mexico did not declare war, but broke diplomatic relations.
2. The Boundary Dispute. Regardless of its status (was it an American state or a rebellious Mexican province?), the United States maintained that the southern border of Texas was formed by the Rio Grande, but Mexico argued that the traditional boundary was at the Nueces River farther north.
3. Monetary Claims against Mexico. The United States had extracted a promise from the Mexican government to pay $3 million to cover the claims of American citizens who had lost property during turmoil and revolution. Mexico defaulted on those payments and the American creditors pressed their government for action.

Effects



1.The United States got territorial gains on their behalf due to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

2. They got an internal conflict over slavery.

3. The downfall of the Mexican government.

Texas' change in border from 1500 to 1850