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How did the u.s. acquire the mexican cession

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The U.S. acquired the Mexican cession by signing the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which said that the border between Mexico and the U.S was the Rio Grande and not the Nueces river. In conclusion Mexico had to give up the Mexican cession.
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