mexi can cession
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Mexi can Cession. I will be able to explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact on the United States. CAUSES. Why a war?. EFFECTS. What happened?. RIO GRANDE. Mexican Cession. California, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming. $15 MILLION DOLLARS. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Mexican Cession
I will be able to explain the causes and effects of the U.S.-Mexican War and their impact
on the United States.
CAUSES
Why a war?
EFFECTS
What happened?
RIO GRANDE
Mexican CessionCalifornia, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming
$15 MILLION DOLLARS
Manifest Destiny
??? History Mystery ???
Why did the United States pay $10 million for the “little” piece of land known as the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 when the huge Louisiana Purchase and the large Mexican Cession only cost $15 million each?
AnswerA southern railroad route was needed to access California gold discovered in 1849 [the year after the Mexican Cession was concluded].
Mexico had a sellers’ market for that piece of desert because it provided a natural pass through the Rocky Mountain Range and got almost as much for that as for the whole Mexican Cession.