The Mexican-American War concludes: A lawfully elected Senate (In accordance with Article I, Section 3 [Clause 1]) ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding ALL of Mexico north of the Gila and west of the Rio Grande rivers to the united States in exchange for 12,000,000 Dollars. “We take nothing by conquest … thank God!” —- Whig Intelligencer.
[restored 2/4/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article II, Section 2 [Clause 2]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 132.
Current U.s. National Debt:
