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Mexican
Cession
Definition: Area of the
present-day United States that Mexico agreed to give up as
part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the
Mexican-American War. This territory included all of the
present-day states of California, Nevada, and Utah and also
parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and
Wyoming.
Related
Resources:
The
Mexican War
Learn more about this war between Mexico and the United
States.
The
19th Century
Get a glimpse of what life was like in the exciting
1800s.
Elsewhere
on the Web:
Map
of the Mexican Cession
See just how large this territory was.
Causes
of the Mexican-American
War
Find the reasons behind the war.
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