Theme 1: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and Its Impact on New Mexico — Test

Question 6 • New Mexico History

Which map correctly shows all of the territory gained as a result of the Mexican Cession?

Answer

Map C Image with description A map showing Mexico and the US with modern-day California, Utah, and Nevada, plus parts of present-day Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, and New Mexico shaded.

Map A Image with description A map showing Mexico and the US with the region between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River shaded.

Map B Image with description A map showing Mexico and the US with modern-day Texas, plus parts of present-day Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming, shaded.

Map D Image with description A map showing Mexico and the US with Mexico, modern-day California, Utah, and Nevada, plus parts of present-day Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, and New Mexico shaded.

Explanation

The Mexican Cession was the land Mexico ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican-American War. It included present-day California, Nevada, and Utah, along with parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Choice A describes that territory; the other maps show a disputed Texas border area, Texas and nearby lands, or incorrectly include Mexico itself.

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