MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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In the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, they agreed that the border between The US and Mexico would be ____ ?
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The Nueces River
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The Mississippi River
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The Rio Grande
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Rocky Mountains
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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). Mexico also relinquished all claims to Texas and recognized the Rio Grande as the southern boundary with the United States (see Article V).
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.
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