The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . ^^^C^i.»^-j^^*^^v<:^^ 6/^x^^^-. 280 TUE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN NATION and (September 14,1847) General Scott and his men marched intothe city. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 1848. — The capture of theMexican capital practically ended the war. On February 2,1848,a treaty of peace was signed at the Mexican town of GuadalupeHidalgo. It was agreed that the Rio Grande and the Gila Kivershould be the boundary between the United States and Mexico. For the land relinquished by Mexico,^ the United States agreedto pay $15,000,000,
The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . ^^^C^i.»^-j^^*^^v<:^^ 6/^x^^^-. 280 TUE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN NATION and (September 14,1847) General Scott and his men marched intothe city. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. 1848. — The capture of theMexican capital practically ended the war. On February 2,1848,a treaty of peace was signed at the Mexican town of GuadalupeHidalgo. It was agreed that the Rio Grande and the Gila Kivershould be the boundary between the United States and Mexico. For the land relinquished by Mexico,^ the United States agreedto pay $15,000,000, besides assuming debts of $3,500,000 due fromMexico to American citizens. On the 4th of July, 1848, peace wasproclaimed by President Polk. The military achievements of theMexican War reflect credit upon American soldiers; but thediplomacy that forced the war upon Mexico was not explores the American Desert and reaches California. —Long before the Mexican War, Lewis and Clark had explored the region about the headwaters of theMissouri and the Columbia,^ andCa])tain Bonneville
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