USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
A
Mexico gained valuable farmland.
B
Mexico increased trade opportunities.
C
Mexico’s territory was decreased by half.
D
The treaty provided more jobs for Mexican citizens.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This treaty, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. 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-2: -On February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed, by which Mexico “sold” half of its territory to the United States. With this agreement, the current states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, as well as part of Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming became part of the United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -His charge at the Alamo during the Texas Revolution is a famous Mexican victory, but his defeat at San Jacinto ultimately led to the state’s independence (1836) (49). Twelve years later, Santa Anna’s failed campaign in the Mexican-American War caused Mexico to cede half of its territory (50).

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