ar resulted in 13,000 American soldiers dead and over 71 million dollars in costs. The U.S gained over 525,000 square miles of land, the U.S Gained California, and other smaller portions of southwestern states. At this time the issue of slaves was a very heated one. It was decided by the U.S government that the new territory would be made slave free once it was inhabited. The war gave crucial training to many future soldiers who would fight and lead in the civil war. Some of these men include :1.Ulysses S. Grant2.William T. Sherman3.George B. McClellan4.George Gordon Meade5.Robert E. Lee6.Stonewall JacksonAll of these men also performed in some fashion in the Mexican war and Texas Revolution. Despite all of Americas Victories Mexico refused to sign a peace treaty. Santa Anna then resigned and the new government agreed to sign the treaty. The treaty was signed February 2nd 1848 at the village called Guadalupe Hidalgo. In the agreement the U.S paid Mexico $15 million for the territories that became known as the Mexican secession. ConclusionsThe Mexican War was fought between the United States and Mexico over disagreements that had been accumulating for two decades. In the course of the war, United States forces invaded Mexico and occupied the capital, Mexico City. By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States acquired from Mexico the regions of California, Nevada, and Utah, most of Arizona and New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. But many historians believe the war was an unnecessary attack on a weaker nation. I believe that the war was unnecessary. I don’t think it needed to be fought at all and that over time the U.S could have acquired more of the western territory. This was a war fought because of greed not because of oppression or belligerence but on the grounds of greed alone. I do not think that the loss of that many men was necessary to accomplish the goal of gaining western territory. ...
