USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which treaty ended the war, recognized the U.S. annexation of Texas and gave much of Mexico’s land to the U.S.?
A
The Velasco Treaty
B
The Treaty of Monterrey
C
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
D
The Treaty of the Mexican Cession
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that brought an official end to the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), was signed on February 2, 1848, at Guadalupe Hidalgo, a city north of the capital where the Mexican government had fled with the advance of U.S. forces.

Detailed explanation-2: -Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

Detailed explanation-3: -The war officially ended with the February 2, 1848, signing in Mexico of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The treaty added an additional 525, 000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

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