On Feb. 2, 1848 the Treaty of GUADALUPE HIDALGO ended the Mexican War. Mexico ceded two fifths of its territory to the U.S. and received an indemnity of $15 million.
This treaty, which added nearly two million square miles to
the United States, including present-day California, Arizona, Nevada,
Utah, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming, ended the Mexican
War.
General Note
Treaty documentation is available in "Perfected
International Treaties, 1778-1945," National Archives Microfilm
Publication M1247. For treaty text and accompanying documentation, see
Department of State publication "Treaties and Other International
Agreements of the United States of America, 1776- ." Exhibit History:
"A Necessary Fence," June 1989 - November 1989, Russell Senate
Office Building, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 1090.0003. "The Written
Word Endures," April 1976 - August 1979, National Archives Circular
Gallery, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 477.0126. "The Art of
Diplomacy," 1971, National Archives Circular Gallery, Washington,
DC., Exhibit No. 397.xxxx [NAF 53-554-555].
Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB), National Archives
Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 PHONE:
202-501-5395 FAX: 202-208-1903
The United Colonies 1st
government began in a Philadelphia Tavern
and the United States 1st federal government ended in a
NYC Tavern!
The Founders convened the government in 11 different capitol buildings and
experienced 15 years of challenges that
included war,
hyper-inflation, a failed
constitution, judicial corruption, armed citizen and U.S. Army rebellions.
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