HIS148 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Chuska Mountains, Barboncito
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Concluded with the signing of the guadalupe hidalgo treaty between mexico and the united states. Mexican government ceded over 1. 2 million square miles of land to the united. Includes most of today"s new mexico, arizona, colorado, utah, nevada, and. Exchange for million and other considerations. The two sides gave little attention to the indians who had lived in the southwest long before any country had even existed. Brought rapid change to the navajo nation. American settlers soon started moving westward to the new lands conquered by the us. Us government acted to assert control over the southwest. Us representatives james calhoun and colonel john washington held a conference in the chuska mountains on august 31, 1849. The us officials hoped to clarify the intentions of their government to construct forts and settle peacefully in the area. How does this shake the relationship with the navajos.
