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The abundance of land in the West seemed to hold great promise for
Americans. Although populated with Native Americans and Mexicans,
those lands were viewed by white settlers as unoccupied. Manifest destiny suggested
that expansion was pretty much bound to happen even at all cost, even if they had to push Mexicans or native Americans out of the way they will. After Polk’s election in
1844, manifest destiny became government policy.

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By: Emma Thorpe, Diego Hooper, Megan West, and Mackenzie Thompson.

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I, President James Polk im very proud for acquiring this land from Mexico. Although i must admit we did provoke the fight but you gotta do what you gotta do for this country to grow and be successful. I strongly believe in the expansion of the united states. We protect the 80,000 Mexican peoples land we took as long as they understand that they are in America.

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I was so excited when i heard American had acquired this huge piece of land from Mexico. I was not only excited for the fact that i was was going to america but the fact that I was going to be one of the first people there besides the Mexicans so hopefully i can get some land.

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On February 2, 1848, the war officially ended with the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexico had gave up this part called the Mexican Cession. This area included
the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, and
parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Lots of mexicans that lived there very upset and salty because they felt that the united states provoked this  . In return, the United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million.
The United States would also pay the $3.25 million of claims U.S. citizens had
against Mexico. Finally, it also promised to protect the 80,000 Mexicans
living in Texas and the Mexican Cession. They also would introduce lots of things to help share their culture like farming and mining. Another good piece of land we bought was called the gasden purchase and we bought this Land for $10 million to build a railroad

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 The Amadou times ft. the Mexican Cession

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 The Amadou times ft. the Mexican Cession