Treaty_Of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo

Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed February 2, 1848. It was signed by Nicholas P. Trist for the United States and by a special commission representing Mexico. Trist disregarded a recall to Washington, and negotiated the treaty in violation of his instructions. The U.S. Senate reluctantly approved the treaty. The U.S. Congress voted to annex the Texas Republic. Troops, led by General Zachary Taylor, were sent to the Rio Grande to protect the boarders. The Mexicans recognized the dividing line as the Rio Nueces and thought the U.S. was sending troops into Mexico. War was declared on May 13, 1846. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in Guadalupe Hidalgo to end the war. Under the treaty, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory in exchange for fifteen million dollars in compensation for war-related damage to Mexican property. The treaty recognized U.S. claims over Texas, with the Rio Grande as its border, assumed the claims of American citizens against Mexico, recognized prior land grants, offered citizenship to Mexicans residing in the area, and the U.S. promised to police its side of the treaty, hidalgo, guadalupe, mexico, war, states, signed, mexican, united, trist, texas, territory, rio, recognized, mexicans, led, ceded, troops, today, purchase, percent, oregon, nicholas, land, helped, grande, gadsden, february, end, division, claims, border, american, 1848, 55