MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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10 million dollars
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30 million dollars
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15 million dollars
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sealed the American victory in 1848. In return for $15 million and the assumption of Mexican debts to Americans, Mexico gave up its hold over New Mexico and California.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States paid Mexico $15, 000, 000 “in consideration of the extension acquired by the boundaries of the United States” (see Article XII of the treaty) and agreed to pay American citizens debts owed to them by the Mexican government (see Article XV).
Detailed explanation-3: -Its provisions called for Mexico to cede 55% of its territory (present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado, Nevada and Utah) in exchange for fifteen million dollars in compensation for war-related damage to Mexican property.
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.