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Polk Tried to buy Texas, but Mexico said no.
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Texas asked too be a state to the United States, which America said yes to.
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The United states and the Mexicans had a different undrstanding of where the border should be, so America set up troops on what they thought was "there"land.
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When the disputive land becomes a big problem, Meico and America fight for who should gain the most land back.
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It was was a U.S. victory over Mexico outside of Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City.
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The conquering Mexico wasn't impressing, but the troops "wore ragged and bloodstained uniforms and Quitman only had on one shoe when he marched into the city. Worth personally took down the flag flying over the National Palace, and a U.S. Marine hoisted the U.S. flag in its place."
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The treaty was signed by Nicholas Trist and Luis G. Cuevas on March 2, 1848, at Guadalupe in Villa Hidalgo. Durring this as U.S troops were controling Mexico City.
