Why do you think the U.S. gave Mexico $15 million dollars for California, and paid for $3 million in damages to Mexico even thou

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Why do you think the U.S. gave Mexico $15 million dollars for California, and paid for $3 million in damages to Mexico even thou

gh the U.S. won the war?

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-Dominant- [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-04T18:54:10+03:00

Explanation:

With the defeat of its army and the fall of its capital in September 1847, Mexico entered into negotiations with the U.S. peace envoy, Nicholas Trist, to end the war. ... The treaty called for the United States to pay US$15 million to Mexico and to pay off the claims of American citizens against Mexico up to US$5 million.