Mexican+Cession+1848

The Mexican Cession took place in 1848. The Cession is present day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of New Mexico. America took control of Texas, New Mexico, and California, and the gains were acknowledged in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Gaining these territories had been one of the major goals of the Mexican American War ever since it started. Once the war was over, Mexico didn't accept that they lost the territory. So The United States invaded Mexico City, and wouldn't leave until the cession had been ratified by the Mexican government. The United States paid $15,000,000 (nearly $300 dollars today) for the land, and agreed to assume $3.25 million in debts to US citizens.