Lynching in the United States the Spanish colonial period. The Treaty of 1848 expanded United States territory by one-third after the Mexican–American War. To settle the war, Mexico ceded all or parts of Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming to the United States. In September 1850, California became the 31st state of the United States. Many of the Mexicans who were native to what would become a state within the United States were experienced miners, and they had great success mining gold in California. Their success aroused animosity by white prospectors, who intimidated Mexican miners with the threat of
The Presidents of the United States of America (album) retrospectively wrote that "their quirky take on punk-pop did help expand the palette of MTV and alternative radio, and make their oddball singles part of the enduring sound of the era." All songs by Chris Ballew and The Presidents of the United States of America unless otherwise noted. The Presidents of the United States of America (album) The Presidents of the United States of America is the debut studio album by The Presidents of the United States of America, released in March 10, 1995 via PopLlama Records. Columbia Records signed the band shortly after its release to handle increased distribution