MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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The treaty ending the Mexican-American War
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846-48), was signed on February 2, 1848, at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city to which the Mexican government had fled with the advance of U.S. forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -The peace talks were negotiated by Nicholas Trist, chief clerk of the State Department, who had accompanied General Winfield Scott as a diplomat and President Polk’s representative.
Detailed explanation-3: -Scott followed the plan, meeting resistance at Cerro Gordo and Contreras, and entered Mexico City in September 1847. The fighting was at an end. By the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (February 2, 1848), Mexico accepted the Rio Grande as its boundary.
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