Please explain the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Why do you suppose that the United States, after winning the war, still paid Mexico for New Mexico and California?

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By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States. Mexico relinquished all claims to Texas, and recognized the Rio Grande as the southern boundary with the United States.Jun 2, 2021