Timeline (1843- 1848)
Aug 1, 1843
War Threat Over TexasMexican General Santa Anna threatens war with the U.S. if Texas is annexed.
Jul 9, 1846
California Claimed for USShortly after landing ships at San Francisco and Sonoma, California, U.S. Naval forces under Commodore John D. Sloat raise the American flag to claim the land for the United States, thus ending the brief duration of the Bear Flag Republic.
January, 1848
A peace agreement that assigned the U.S. to pay Mexico $15 million dollars in receipt of California and New Mexico, the Rio Grande as the Texan border, and the right for Mexicans in those territories to become U.S. citizens was made.
Feb 2, 1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War. California, Nevada, Utah, most of New Mexico and Arizona, and the disputed regions of Texas are all obtained by the United States in the largest single land acquisition since the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. All told, some 55% of Mexico's prewar territory is transferred to American sovereignty. President Polk actually wants even more land, but consents to the settlement when faced with growing public hostility to the war.
Mar 10, 1848
Senate Ratifies Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Senate ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
War Threat Over TexasMexican General Santa Anna threatens war with the U.S. if Texas is annexed.
Jul 9, 1846
California Claimed for USShortly after landing ships at San Francisco and Sonoma, California, U.S. Naval forces under Commodore John D. Sloat raise the American flag to claim the land for the United States, thus ending the brief duration of the Bear Flag Republic.
January, 1848
A peace agreement that assigned the U.S. to pay Mexico $15 million dollars in receipt of California and New Mexico, the Rio Grande as the Texan border, and the right for Mexicans in those territories to become U.S. citizens was made.
Feb 2, 1848
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War. California, Nevada, Utah, most of New Mexico and Arizona, and the disputed regions of Texas are all obtained by the United States in the largest single land acquisition since the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. All told, some 55% of Mexico's prewar territory is transferred to American sovereignty. President Polk actually wants even more land, but consents to the settlement when faced with growing public hostility to the war.
Mar 10, 1848
Senate Ratifies Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Senate ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.