Which of the following states was acquired as part of the Mexican Cession during the Mexican War?

Which of the following states was acquired as part of the Mexican Cession during the Mexican War?

• A. Utah
• B. Illinois
• C. Maine
• D. Michigan

Answer: (A)

This question tests your understanding of which lands were transferred to the United States in the Mexican Cession after the Mexican War. In the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico ceded a large region that includes present-day California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of several neighboring states. Utah is part of that land transfer, and it eventually became a U.S. territory and then a state many years later. The other options—Illinois, Maine, and Michigan—were not obtained from Mexico in this treaty; they became part of the United States through earlier territorial growth and statehood processes.

This question tests your understanding of which lands were transferred to the United States in the Mexican Cession after the Mexican War. In the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico ceded a large region that includes present-day California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of several neighboring states. Utah is part of that land transfer, and it eventually became a U.S. territory and then a state many years later. The other options—Illinois, Maine, and Michigan—were not obtained from Mexico in this treaty; they became part of the United States through earlier territorial growth and statehood processes.