Historian Joshua Zeitz wrote on X, “This guy represents California in Congress — one of 9 current states whose territory the US won in part or whole during the Mexican War of 1848.”
“These guys spent so much time erasing American history that they forgot to read it,” wrote BET host Marc Lamont Hill.
It is weird in that the US could dictate the terms at that point and still agreed to pay any debts owed to US citizens by the Mexican government plus the $15 million.
I think you’re underestimating just how land horny the US was at that time.
I mean… can you blame them for wanting those lands? There’s Hollywood, Disneyland, Las Vegas, and of course the Golden Gate Bridge they got out of that deal! Hell of a steal.
Honestly though, the natural beauty of the states they took/stole/bought/acquired was worth it alone. Basically all of the good national parks in one go. Plus the resource rich nature of that land.