Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question

AP US Historyeasymcq1 pt

Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), the United States acquired which of the following?

A.California and New Mexico, the lands of the Mexican Cession

B.Texas, which had previously been independent

C.The Oregon Country north of the Columbia River

D.The island of Cuba and the Yucatán Peninsula

Explanation

Core Concept

Mexico ceded roughly half its territory, including present-day California, Nevada, and Utah, along with parts of several other states. The United States paid Mexico $15 million and assumed claims of its citizens.

Correct Answer

ACalifornia and New Mexico, the lands of the Mexican Cession

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