In fact, the entire southwestern area of the US, including California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, once belonged to Mexico. ... Mexico had no choice but to sign the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, which "forced Mexico to cede all of California and New Mexico to the United States" (Davidson 291). ... Although this war caused conflict and bloodshed with our southern neighbor, Mexico, it also made America one of the greatest nations of the world. ...

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President Polk wanted to secure the boundary dispute over the setting boundary at the Rio Grande and to the sale of northern California. ... According to Mexico, "Texas's southern boundary was the Nueces River, not the Rio Grandes claimed by Texas" (1, 272), "the Nueces River had always been Texas's boundary when it was a Mexican providence" (1, 272). ... s openly declared ambition to acquire California and New Mexico. ... After the annexation of Texas they decided to offer Mexico nearly $32 million for what they wanted which was a clear title of the Rio Grande bo...

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Instead Polk made Slidell permanent minister and instructed him to open negotiations for the sale of California. ... Polk was very anxious to purchase California from Mexico and he knew that Mexico would refuse to give it up. ... When Lincoln was elected, Southern states were convinced that he would abolish slavery. ... Polk wanted both California and Mexico and he did, but the war dragged on too long with many lives lost and more money than he wanted to use. ...

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Many states have there own hate crime laws, like Alabama and the majority of the southern states. Colorado and states like California also have hate crime laws to help protect those of different races, disabilities, and of sexual orientation. ...

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It also shows the reason why California will net the next state of the Unites States. ... According of the Background Essay, when it says " In July 1845, he sent 70 American troops under General Zachary Taylor into the disputed area of the Southern Texas. ...

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