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America accepts Texas from Mexico and adds it to the union.
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President Polk sends John Slidell to Mexico to purchase New Mexico and California. However, Herrera, the president of Mexico, is afraid of being called a traitor he refuses to meet with Slidell.
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General Taylor's army marches toward the Rio Grande, into territory disputed and claimed by the U.S. and Mexcio.
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Polk asks congress to declare war on Mexico. Congress lets him use $10,000 and 50,000 untrained volunteers in hopes to intimidate Mexico.
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Taylor's army defeats Mexico at Palo Alto and eventually drives them across the Rio Grande.
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The Mexicans attempt to hold the Castle of Capultepec. However, after 14 hours of American attack and inability to get reinforcements, Mexico City finally surrenders.
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Negotiaters sign the treaty that states that the U.S.will pay $15 million for California, New Mexico, and maintain the border of Texas at the Rio Grande. Also, the Mexicans living in these territories can become U.S. citizens. The treaty is not ratified by both the U.S. and Mexican government until May 25, 1848.
