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The MexicanAmerican War vs. CAUSES 1. Annexation of Texas to the United States 2. Boundary between Texas and Mexico - Nueces river or Rio Grande? 3. Dispute between the United States and Mexico over damages done to property of Americans in Mexico. DECLARATION OF WAR MEXICO UNITED STATES May 13, 1846 April 23, 1846 “American blood had been shed on American soil.” TEXAS LEADERS Edward Burleson Albert Sidney Johnston Mirabeau B. Lamar J. Pinckney Henderson RESULTS American Victory American forces were better equipped and better led. TREATY OF GUADALUPEHIDALGO TREATY OF GUADALUPEHIDALGO 1. Mexico abandoned ALL claims to Texas 2. Boundary between Mexico and Texas was set at the Rio Grande 3. Mexico surrendered ALL territory between Texas and the Pacific Ocean (Mexican Cession) 4. U.S. paid Mexico $15 million for the territory 5. U.S. paid the claims of Americans against Mexico.
