Chapter 10: Mexico Cedes Its North America Land to the United States

In the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico surrenders 589 million acres or 55% of its total land to the U.S. in exchange for $15 million – or 2.5 cents per acre.

As opponents of the war feared, Washington is immediately embroiled in controversy over whether or not slavery will be allowed in the new territory.