Mexican War ends.
February 2, 1848
The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, under which, according to Jill Lepore, “the top half of Mexico became the bottom third of the United States.”
Sources
- Lepore, Jill
The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, under which, according to Jill Lepore, “the top half of Mexico became the bottom third of the United States.”