MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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Which of the following states was NOT part of the land acquired by the U.S. at the end of the war?
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Arizona
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Idaho
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Nevada
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Colorado
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In addition to the 50 states, the United States contains unincorporated organized territories which are governed by and subject to parts of the U.S. Constitution but do not have state status. Those territories are American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Alaska, the last major acquisition in North America, was purchased from Russia in 1867.
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