Question

question 8 of 10
as a result of the signing of the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo:

a. slavery was banned in territories acquired by the united states during the mexican - american war.
b. president james polk sent troops into texas to add the region as a new state.
c. mexico agreed to a texas - mexico border line north of the rio grande.
d. mexico was forced to give a large portion of its territory to the united states.

Explanation:

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican - American War. Under its terms, Mexico ceded a large amount of territory (about half of its territory at the time) to the United States. This included present - day California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.

• Option A: The treaty did not ban slavery in the acquired territories. The issue of slavery in these territories was a matter of later political debate (such as the Compromise of 1850).
• Option B: Texas was already annexed before the Mexican - American War in 1845, and sending troops into Texas was an action that contributed to the start of the war, not a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
• Option C: The Rio Grande was established as the border between Texas (a U.S. state) and Mexico as a result of the treaty, not a border north of the Rio Grande.

Answer:

D. Mexico was forced to give a large portion of its territory to the United States.