Mexican-American War and Territory
Sonora of the 1820s extended north beyond the present day United States–Mexico border. Settlements only existed in the extreme south of the current State of Arizona and the northern frontier was not defined. Maps from the period will show the northern border abover today's international border or as far as either the Gila River or the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The Mexican-American War, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and especially the Gadsden Purchase established the present border.
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