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Description: "American Army Entering the City of Mexico" - General Winfield Scott is shown during the Mexican War, entering the capital. Peace came in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which fixed the Mexican-American border at the Rio Grande River and recognized the accession of Texas. The treaty also extended the boundaries of the United States to the Pacific.
Title: American Army Entering the City of Mexico
Credit: Architect of the Capitol information webpage [1]
Author: Architect of the Capitol
Permission: Public domain, work of the United States federal government
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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