The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which brought an official end to the Mexican-American War<span> (1846–48), was signed on February 2, 1848, at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a town near Mexico City. The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million and absorbed another $3 million in debts, and acquired New Mexico, Arizona and California.</span>
Lack of Power to raise funds for the militia. The significant defeat of the Articles of Confederation was just shortcoming. The government, under the Articles, was excessively feeble, making it impossible to authorize their laws and in this way had no power. The Continental Congress had acquired cash to battle the Revolutionary War and couldn't reimburse their obligations.
