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The [[Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo]] was signed in February of 1848, after Mexico's final surrender following the fall of [[Mexico City]].  

The [[Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo]] was signed in February of 1848, after Mexico's final surrender following the fall of [[Mexico City]].  

===Mexican Cession===

===Mexican Cession===

Mexico [[Mexican Cession|ceeded]] vast amounts of land to the north (what would become [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], and parts of [[Wyoming]], [[Colorado]], [[New Mexico]], and [[Arizona]]) for $15 million.

 

Mexico [[Mexican Cession|ceeded]] vast amounts of land to the north (what would become [[Texas]], [[California]], [[Nevada]], [[Utah]], [[New Mexico]], [[Arizona]]) and parts of [[Wyoming]], and [[Colorado]], for $15 million.

 

===War Heroes===

===War Heroes===

General Taylor, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" used his popularity to win the Presidency in 1848, despite Polk's efforts to prevent such an election. Other generals would also run for President, including the [[Republican]] Party's first candidate, [[John C. Frémont]]. The war also provided experience for the men who would be leaders during the soon-to-come [[American Civil War]], including [[Ambrose Burnside]], [[Robert E. Lee]], [[Winfield Scott]], [[James Longstreet]], [[Ulysses S. Grant]], [["Stonewall" Jackson]], [[George McClellan]], [[Jefferson Davis]], and [[George Meade]]

General Taylor, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready" used his popularity to win the Presidency in 1848, despite Polk's efforts to prevent such an election. Other generals would also run for President, including the [[Republican]] Party's first candidate, [[John C. Frémont]]. The war also provided experience for the men who would be leaders during the soon-to-come [[American Civil War]], including [[Ambrose Burnside]], [[Robert E. Lee]], [[Winfield Scott]], [[James Longstreet]], [[Ulysses S. Grant]], [["Stonewall" Jackson]], [[George McClellan]], [[Jefferson Davis]], and [[George Meade]]