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| 1848, Feb. 2 |
| | | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexico recognized Texas as U.S. territory; Mexico also ceded California and New Mexico. The U.S. was obliged to pay $15 million and assume payment of claims. | 1 |
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| | | U.S. troops withdrew from Mexico. Mexican troops defeated Mayan rebels in western Yucatán. | 2 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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