USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the Treaty called
A
The Treaty of Versailles
B
The Treaty of Utrecht
C
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
D
The Adams-Onís Treaty
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 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). It was signed on 2 February 1848 in the town of Guadalupe Hidalgo. See also the military convention of 29 February 1848 (5 Miller 407; 9 Bevans 807).

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The treaty was signed on behalf of the United States, by Nicholas Trist, the State Department’s chief clerk, and by three Mexican representatives: Luis Cuevas, Bernardo Couto and Miguel Atristain.

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