USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -1868. Angered by 300 years of Spanish rule, Cubans rise up in revolt. Many leave for Europe and the United States and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is adopted, declaring all people of Hispanic origin born in the United States as U.S. citizens.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under the treaty that ended the Mexican War, most of the Mexicans who lived in the new United States territories became U.S. citizens.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.