History 2132A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mestizo, Caucasian Race, Magic Realism
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End of mexican american war: mexico is defeated. Gave u. s. the rio grande boundary for texas. A large area of modern day new mexico. 100,000 + mexicans in annexed areas are given the choice of moving to mexico or becoming u. s. citizens with full rights. Boundary dispute between republic of texas and mexico. More and more anglo-americans settling into texas. 1836 revolution where texan forces defeated mexican forces. Mexico sees this as an act of war (america taking over mexican land) President james k. polk tried to purchase the territory. Polk ordered american forces into borderlands (seen as an act of aggression and battle started) Mexico loses one third of its territory. Had to decide whether the new states would be slave or free states. Treaty of guadalupe hidalgo: articles 8 and 9. Could move back to mexico, or stay and become americans. This is not how it worked out.