The terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848), ending the Mexican War, included

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The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo included United States payment of $15 million for the cession of northern Mexico, which included California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. There was no guarantee of rights for Mexicans living in New Mexico, nor was there United States annexation of all territory south of the Rio Grande. Slavery was not banned from the ceded territories, and while Mexico was required to pay damages to the United States, the amount was $15 million, not $3.25 million.

The Terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848), Ending the Mexican