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RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

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Base your answer to the question on the passages below and on your knowledge of social studies. Document 1ARTICLE VIIIMexicans now established in territories previously belonging to Mexico, and which remain for the future within the limits of the United States, as defined by the present treaty, shall be free to continue where they now reside, or to remove at any time to the Mexican Republic, retaining the property which they possess in the said territories, or disposing thereof, and removing the proceeds wherever they please ____ Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories may either retain the title and rights of Mexican citizens, or acquire those of citizens of the United States ____ Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848Document 2 ____ [T]he [former] Mexican citizens, were not given full U.S. citizenship until the 1930s. Former Mexican citizens were almost universally considered foreigners by the U.S. settlers who moved into the new territories. In the first half century after ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, hundreds of state, territorial, and federal legal bodies produced a complex tapestry of conflicting opinions and decisions bearing on the meaning of the treaty. ____ In. U.S. courts, the property rights of former Mexican citizens in California, New Mexico, and Texas proved to be fragile. Within a generation the Mexican-Americans became a disenfranchised, poverty-stricken minority. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, by Richard Griswold del Castillo, 2006Which claim is best supported by the evidence presented in Documents 1 and 2?
A
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted Mexican citizens dual citizenship.
B
Immediately after the Mexican-American War, the U.S. government confiscated the territory won from Mexico.
C
The United States did not respect the protections promised to Mexican-Americans under the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War.
D
Mexicans chose to settle in the U.S. Southwest after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The treaty extended U.S. citizenship to Mexicans living in the newly acquired territories, unless they specifically declared their intention to remain Mexicans. Residents had one year to choose whether they wanted American or Mexican citizenship; More than 90 percent chose American citizenship.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Article 9 was written by the United States Senate, which stated that Mexican citizens would only be admitted at the time when the Congress of the United. States determines is the right time.(34) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Seal (1848)

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