Explain the political geographic and cultural impact of the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was extremely important for both the United States and Mexico. This treaty was signed in order to mark the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848.

The treaty gave $15 million USD to Mexico. However, it also led to an enormous loss of territory for Mexico. Mexico gave up the land that nowadays corresponds to half of New Mexico, most of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah and Colorado. It also gave American citizenship to many of the people in those areas.

The adoption of such large numbers of people brought a cultural change to the United States. Moreover, the country also adopted many of the cultural practices that were common in these regions. The treaty had a large effect on the future of the country, as it pushed the agenda of imperialism and Manifest Destiny.

from the religious point of view, the conflicts began because of the enmity between catholic and protestants. in 1649, at the insistence of baltimore, the colonial assembly approved the act of religious tolerance, the first law in the colonies granting freedom of worship, though only for christians. in 1654, however, with the protestants of maryland in the majority, the act was revoked. the almost civil war broke out and order was not restored until 1658, when lord baltimore was returned to power.

on the issue of class conflict, the chesapeake region offered few economic opportunities to contract employees who had served their term of obligation. even with the small amount of capital needed to grow tobacco, former hired servants at best became subsistence farmers, a mature class for those called to rebellion, such as those proposed by nathaniel bacon. as the number of new hired workers declined because of limited chances of progress and reports of severe treatment, they were replaced by african slaves.

from the racial point of view, after 1660, the chesapeake colonies imposed laws that defined slavery as a lifelong and hereditary condition based on race. this made slaves profitable because planters could rely not only on their work but also on their children. the slave population, which numbered four thousand in virginia and maryland in 1675, grew significantly by the end of the century.