MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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the Southwest became part of the United States
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the Mexicans living in the United States became a part of it
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the United States protected the Native Americans living there
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -With the annexation of more than 525, 000 square miles of land, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo extended the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean. This agreement, along with the 1853 Gadsden Purchase, created the southern border of the present-day United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty effectively halved the size of Mexico and doubled the territory of the United States. This territorial exchange had long-term effects on both nations. The war and treaty extended the United States to the Pacific Ocean, and provided a bounty of ports, minerals, and natural resources for a growing country.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, the treaty allowed the United States to purchase California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado for fifteen million dollars, doubling the size of the United States, but also displacing millions of Mexican citizens in new American territory.