Dolores Hidalgo

had Nicholas P. Trist, the chief clerk in the state department, to Mexico with Gen. In spite of Polk's wish, Trist signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in early February 1848. This was the Treaty that ended the Mexican American War. Polk still was unhappy with the land he had just ceased- but polk had to settle with what the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo had got him: California, Nevada, Utah, most of New Mexico and Arizona, and the disputed

Even though President Polk ordered him to return to Washington, D.C., Trist stayed in Mexico City to negotiate with Mexican officials. Finally, on February 2, 1848, Nicholas Trist along with other Mexican officials signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Treaty stated that Mexico would cede about 525,000 square miles of land in its northern territories, including New Mexico, to the United States, and that it would recognize the Rio Grande River as the United States’ southern border. In the Mexican

This summer I have had the pleasure to intern for California History, an academic journal which publishes research on the complex history of California from many different perspectives. During the course of my internship, I have completed various projects involving analysis, research, and writing. These projects have required me to apply all of my previous knowledge and training, and challenged me beyond what I believed I was capable of. Through this process, I have acquired valuable skills and experience

territory for many countries ever since it’s very discovery. The first people from across the sea’s to discover California were Spanish missionaries in the 1700s. California wasn’t even US territory until acquired through The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The story of Sutter’s Mill had spread across the country a few years after this timely treaty. This inspired settlers to flock west in certainty that they would return home with bellies full of gold. This gold rush exploded California’s economy almost

Zenaida Guerrero LALS 100 December 12, 2017 Erik Bernardino @5:20 Transborder Organizations Transnationalism can be understood fairly simple. The prefix Trans- refers to “across” or “beyond” and nation refers to home country/state. Therefore, Transnationalism is understood as the relationships across and beyond people of different societies and nations that are withheld by migration. When migration occurs there is a chain reaction from the moment the individual leaves its country and begins

The Mexican War of 1846-1848 was one of major importance to U.S. history, but has since fallen into annals of obscurity. It was the nation’s first war fought on foreign soil: a war that advocated the concept of “manifest destiny”, the United States God-given right to claim territory for the establishment of a free democratic society (Stevenson 2009). Even though many historians claim the war was forced on Mexico by slaveholders greedy for new territory, President John Polk viewed the war as an opportunity

and gave my Indian sweat and blood for the Spanish master who ruled tyranny over man and beast and all that he could trample. But… THE GROUND WAS MINE.” This is what life was like before the Spanish-American War and before the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This was life before Chicanos were pushed off their land because Anglos fought the documents in court. This is before the treaty that was supposed to protect their rights fell through. This is when life was hard, but it was a life they knew and a

Manifest Destiny In the 19th century the settlers in America believed they had a mandate from God to expand west, this is called the Manifest Destiny. This expansion would involve not merely territorial aggrandizement, but the progress of liberty and individual economic opportunity as well. The Manifest Destiny shaped America throughout the years. Three main things that revolve around the Manifest Destiny are the moon race with Russia, western expansion, and how we found more resources and advancements

Around 1920—after a 10-year span of revolutionary efforts, what we know as Mexico today was transformed and recreated. The Mexican revolution has been hailed as a struggle to radically shift an authoritarian government by giving more power to the people and making the voices heard of the oppressed Mexican class. However, the narrative that has been told about the revolution has been romanticized overtime, and what happened in the nation after the revolution shows even more how there wasn’t a real

Blair, Akhil, Kyle, Divya (1C & 9A) The Determination of the Rio Grande being the Texas official border was influenced by many policies and beliefs. Although one large piece was influenced by the Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was a belief that God wanted America to expand all the way to the west coast of the American Continent. The Americans wanted the Rio Grande to be the Texas border because of this belief. However, Mexico objected and claimed that the Nueces River was the Texas border.