USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which present-day state was NOT part of the territory gained by the U.S. after this war?
A
New Mexico
B
California
C
Tennessee
D
Texas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The treaty ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine islands from Spain to the United States and granted the United States temporary control of Cuba.

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: -After the war ended, the U.S. Constitution formed a new government. These thirteen colonies became the first 13 states as each ratified the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United States in 1783 In 1783 the United States received a huge territory from Great Britain as part of the peace treaty ending the revolutionary war. This new region stretched from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River, and from Canada to Spanish Florida.

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