The Mexican-American War ended with the signing of which treaty?

The Mexican-American War ended with the signing of which treaty?

• A. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• B. Treaty of Paris 1783
• C. Adams-Onís Treaty
• D. Treaty of Ghent

Answer: (A)

The end of the Mexican-American War is defined by a peace treaty that formally concluded hostilities and redrew North American borders. The treaty that did this was signed in 1848 in Guadalupe Hidalgo. It fixed the border at the Rio Grande and led to Mexico ceding a vast portion of its northern territory to the United States—land that would become California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado—for $15 million, with the United States also assuming some claims against Mexico. It also promised protections for the property rights of Mexican nationals in the newly acquired lands. This is the agreement that brought the war to a close and reshaped the map of the region. The other treaties referenced solved different conflicts: one ended the American Revolution, another settled U.S.–Spanish territorial issues including Florida, and the last ended the War of 1812.

The end of the Mexican-American War is defined by a peace treaty that formally concluded hostilities and redrew North American borders. The treaty that did this was signed in 1848 in Guadalupe Hidalgo. It fixed the border at the Rio Grande and led to Mexico ceding a vast portion of its northern territory to the United States—land that would become California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado—for $15 million, with the United States also assuming some claims against Mexico. It also promised protections for the property rights of Mexican nationals in the newly acquired lands. This is the agreement that brought the war to a close and reshaped the map of the region. The other treaties referenced solved different conflicts: one ended the American Revolution, another settled U.S.–Spanish territorial issues including Florida, and the last ended the War of 1812.