Winfield Scott’s victory in Mexico City in 1847 was important because

Winfield Scott’s forces captured Mexico City in September 1847, a major defeat that pressured Mexico to make peace and surrender. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war in 1848 and transferred a large area of Mexican territory to the United States, but Scott’s immediate victory was important because it forced Mexico toward surrender. The Republic of Texas had already joined the United States in 1845.

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