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Oh Okay Last of the three here on the Treaty

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of Guadalupe Hidalgo The acquisition of the New Territories mentioned

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in the excerpt cause all of the following events except

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what There were indeed debates among politicians and American citizens

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about annexing all of Mexico But that was before and

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during the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in

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eighteen forty six Mexico seated the territories of California New

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Mexico to the US which had comprised half its land

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at the time Once the deal was done the radical

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annex all of Mexico or bust campaign well pretty much

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lost mo mentum So the answer here is See debates

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about annexing all of Mexico basically went away while Loser

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Ball acquiring California New Mexico did cause debates about the

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expansion of slavery like a the rights of Mexicans being

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the status of Indians the residing in the new land

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The issue of expanding slavery to the New Territories of

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California New Mexico became so hot and heavy that the

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government had to come up with the compromise of eighteen

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fifty To put that controversy to rest at least momentarily

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the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo allowed Mexicans living in the

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New Territories California New Mexico to choose between going back

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to Mexico or becoming full fledged American citizens It was

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also promised that all of their rights to the lands

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they already owned would be protected Never last many Mexicans

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lost their property because their claims weren't accepted in state

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and federal courts though they were promised fair and equal

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treatment in theory In practice Mexicans were perceived as second

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class citizens As for the Indians while they became the

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main source of free and indentured labor particularly for mining

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in the California gold rush So yeah victory to the

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economic winners there right All right well anyway it's C

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debates about annexing all of Mexico ended at that point

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