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By force of arms with an invading Army and Navy in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), after which the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty was signed, ceding the whole states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, as well as parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas.
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What lands did the US gain from the war from Mexico?
Some of California and New Mexico
What were the three parts of Polks strategy and how they were accomplished?
First, American troops would driveMexican forces out of the disputed borderregion in Texas and make the bordersecure. Second, the United States wouldseize New Mexico and California. Finally,American forces would take Mexico City,the capital of Mexico
Why did the confederacy try to take New Mexico?
To vex, perplex and hassle Union forces. It was like opening a second front that drew off forces from the primary battlefield. A point can also be made that the Colorado gold fields were the actual target, in the hopes of financing their war effort.
What are four states that America gain from the Mexican American War?
California, New Mexico Arizona Nevada
What states did you gain through the Mexican American War?
California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico.
What is new Mexico and California boundaries?
New Mexico and California are bordered by Mexico to the south.
Which congressman objected and would later become president when Polk went to war with Mexico to gain the California and the New Mexico Territories?
Abraham Lincoln.
When and how does the US get control of California and New Mexico?
As a result of the Mexican American War of 1846-1848.
What four states that share a border with Mexico?
Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, California
How many US states touch the Mexican border?
California, New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona
Is New Mexico in California?
No, New Mexico is a state. It is east of Arizona which is east of California.
What future states were part of the Mexican cession?
California and New Mexico
