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The treaty ended the Mexican–American War in 1848 and ceded 55% of Mexico's territory to the U.S., including California, Nevada, Utah, most of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. It also established the Rio Grande as the border of Texas and paid Mexico $15 million in compensation.
The Mexican Army in its retreat shall not take the property of any person without his consent and just indemnification, using only such articles as may be necessary for its subsistence, in cases when the owner may not be present, and remitting to the commander of the army of Texas or to the commissioner to be appointed for the adjustment of such matters, an account of the value of the property ...
The Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States and admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845, after a long and controversial process. The annexation was driven by U.S. expansionism, slavery, and sectionalism, and led to the Mexican–American War.
The terms of the treaty were very similar to the terms of the Treaty of Bird's Fort, signed the previous year between Texas and some of the other Indian chiefs. The treaty comprised 22 articles: Article I. Both parties agree and declare, that they will forever live in peace, and always meet as friends and brothers.
The original Meusebach-Comanche treaty document was returned to Texas from Germany in 1970 by Mrs. Irene Marschall King, the granddaughter of John Meusebach. The document was presented to the Texas State Library in 1972, where it remains on display. [1] The Treaty is one of the few pacts with Native Americans that was never broken. [18]
A comprehensive list of treaties to which the United States has been a party or which have had direct relevance to U.S. history. Includes treaties with Native American tribes, European powers, Latin American countries, and other international agreements.
The Geneva Conference was a diplomatic meeting in 1954 to settle issues related to Korea and Indochina. It resulted in the Geneva Accords that divided Vietnam into two zones and called for elections in 1956, but the U.S. refused to accept the agreement.
UN Resolution 242, adopted in 1967 after the Six-Day War, calls for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied and a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. It is the basis for later peace treaties and negotiations, but also the source of disagreement over the meaning of "the" territories.