On Feb. 2, 1848, the war between the United States and Mexico formally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe ...

America wouldn’t take over until Mexico surrendered in early 1848 and the treaty was signed ... entailed almost all of the newly acquired Mexican Cession. If he’d prevailed, we’d be living ...

The 1819 Florida Purchase, the 1848 Mexican Cession, the 1853 Gadsden Purchase, and the 1867 Alaska Purchase all proved to be wise moves for the U.S. while bringing beneficent government to those ...