USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

THE TRAIL OF TEARS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the land given to America after defeating Mexico is called the
A
Louisiana purchase
B
Monroe Doctrine
C
Oregon territory
D
Mexican Cession
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the terms of the treaty negotiated by Trist, Mexico ceded to the United States Upper California and New Mexico. This was known as the Mexican Cession and included present-day Arizona and New Mexico and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado (see Article V of the treaty).

Detailed explanation-2: -This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The United States wanted the Mexican Cession for the land. It was the largest land transfer since the Louisiana Purchase, which Americans had already largely occupied. In particular, the control of California was especially appealing and guaranteed American access to the Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty, was an agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States agreed to pay Mexico $10 million for a 29, 670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico.

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