For ignoring orders and negotiating a much softer treaty than was demanded, Nicholas Trist was fired immediately after signing the treaty ending this war.
A few months before the outbreak of this war, John Slidell was sent on a diplomatic mission to its eventual losers, who rebuffed him. For ignoring orders and negotiating a much softer treaty than was demanded, Nicholas Trist was fired immediately after signing the treaty ending this war. A never-passed bill that would have banned slavery in all territory acquired through this war was introduced by David Wilmot. The treaty that ended this war gave the United States a massive tract of land that included the modern states of Utah, Nevada, and California. For 10 points, name this war ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, fought between the United States and its large southern neighbor.
A few months before the outbreak of this war, John Slidell was sent on a diplomatic mission to its eventual losers, who rebuffed him.
Mexican-American War