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= **MEXICAN CESSION OF 1848** =

= BACKGROUND = Before I even start talking about the Mexican Cession, most of you might think, "What is a Mexican Cession?" So here are the brief Backgrounds. First of all, Mexico and the US had several conflicts between each other which triggered wars among them. The conflicts were, specifically were; [|the War of Independence] of Texas by Mexico in the year 1836 and the  [|Annexation of Texas by the US in the year 1845.] Some other conflicts were that the US citizens blamed Mexico for damaging their properties from the war between Mexico and Spain. Additionally, another conflict between the US and Mexico was the territorial boundaries of Southern Texas. In essence, Mexico and US weren't friendly at all. There came the Mexican Cession. The whole point of the Cession is that the Mexicans give up their lands and become peaceful with the US. The Mexican Cession was pretty successful because the War ended after Mexico signed the [|Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalg]. The main reason why the Mexican government gave up their land was because on May 13th, 1846, the Mexicans invade US soil, which made the congress of the United States declare war upon Mexico in the year 1847. Because the United States' army has developed and was very well trained since 1812, they did very well in this war, which eventually lead to the occupation of the US army in Mexico City by September, 1847. Lets get to the point now. The main reason of the Mexican Cession was because the Mexican government was afraid that the US government will take over all the Mexican lands, so the government of Mexico gave up almost one million square miles of their land (almost half of what they used to own), which is now divided and known as California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Texas, and parts of Colorado as well as Wyoming.

= SPECIFIC DATES OF EVENTS   = 1836 - War of Independence of Texas by Mexico.



1845 - Annexation of Texas by the US from John Tyler.



May 13, 1846 - Congress declares war on Mexico for invading US lands..



February 2nd, 1848 - When the current South Western U.S. was ceded to the US under the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.



March 10th, 1848 - Treaty was officially announced and approved by the US senate.

May 19th, 1848 - Treaty was approved and announced by the Mexican Government.

= Questions to Ask =

=What were the Economic Changes from this Cession?= American Side - The Mexican war was the first war that Americans had to fight outside of the country, which was a huge drag for the US economy. The war itself cost $75 million, 11000 soldiers whom died from diseases, and more that 5000 injured. However, when the US agreed to sign the Treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo, US found Gold and Silver in the territories, which increased the economic status of US.

Mexican Side - The Mexican Economic crisis was huge. The aftermath of the war itself pounded on the country. In parallel to the thousands of deaths of the citizens and the soldiers, small gun fires and the transportation of troops destroyed the railroads and roads, which spoiled the internal and the external trades. The country failed to produce agriculture as well as minerals and was in a chaos. The war itself was very chaotic, but there came the Cession. The majority of Mexicans were effected mentally from the humiliation and the lost of pride from the fact that the Americans Ripped off basically half of what used to be their land.

=What were the population of Mexican Cession?= - The population of the Mexican Cession was approximately 15000. The territory that was given up by Mexico weren't very populated by the Mexicans.

=What kind of natural resources and environmental changes did the Cession bring?= - First of all, Gold and Silver. In the Californian region, Gold and Silver were very rich and were harvested by the US, which added on and supported the economic status of US. Additionally, Imagine US without Hollywood, the Grand Canyon, and Las Vegas...Kinda Scary Huh?

=What were the impact on Slavery?= - Both congresses were worried that slavery would become a problem during the Mexican Cession. Since the Areas that were once considered Mexico was going to be owned by US, the congresses of both sides were concerned about this fact. The northerners (Anti-slavery) from both parties agreed not to go to war with Mexicans, fearing that slavery will become worse.

=What were some Political Impact from the Mexican Cession?= - The Mexican War really ruined the political careers and created a state of chaos in the government. In America, the political instability continued and eventually lead the country to a Civil war.

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Lyrics to MEXICAN CESSION RAP!!
Mexican Cession of 1848

1836 The war of independence by Mexicans trying to get Texas independent All the troops that the Mexicans sent Thought the sea until the 1840s So many troops injured by the mornings All the pain and soaring’s, injured soldiers moaning

1845 Annexation of Texas from the president John Tyler by the US The land that John Tyler PLUS

May 13th 1846 Congress declares war on Mexico for invading US soil Boy that Congress’ head must have boiled

February 2nd 1848 That's when everything ended both nations signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo That’s when the war also ended yo But the political status of both the US and Mexico They were pretty much very very low But the US was better off finding silver and gold

March 10th, 1848 and May 19th 1848 Both parties agreed on the treaty That when the troops in Mexico started leaving All the land that once belonged Is now far gone and the distance has been longed Mexicans felt like they were Wronged But lets not take this debate cause it takes too long

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