Which state was not acquired as a result of the Mexican War?

Which state was not acquired as a result of the Mexican War?

• A. California
• B. Nevada
• C. Utah
• D. Oregon

Answer: (D)

The question tests which lands came to the United States specifically from the Mexican War. After the war, the United States gained the Mexican Cession—California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming—through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Oregon’s fate was decided separately: the Oregon Treaty with Britain in 1846 set the boundary at the 49th parallel and brought the Oregon Country into U.S. hands before the Mexican War was settled. Because that acquisition came from a different agreement, Oregon was not acquired as a result of the Mexican War.

The question tests which lands came to the United States specifically from the Mexican War. After the war, the United States gained the Mexican Cession—California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming—through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Oregon’s fate was decided separately: the Oregon Treaty with Britain in 1846 set the boundary at the 49th parallel and brought the Oregon Country into U.S. hands before the Mexican War was settled. Because that acquisition came from a different agreement, Oregon was not acquired as a result of the Mexican War.