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Excerpt from Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; February 2, 1848


“In consideration of the extension acquired by the boundaries of the United States, as defined in the fifth article of the present treaty, the Government of the United States engages to pay to that of the Mexican Republic the sum of fifteen millions of dollars.”


What was an effect related to the passage?


A. Reduced land area in the US


B. Increased sectional tensions


C. Resolved the slavery debate in the US


D. Overturned the Great Compromise

Answer 1

The war officially ended on February 2, 1848. signing in Mexico of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The contract has expanded an additional 525,000 square miles in the US territory. The Americans paid 15 million dollars.

The main reason of the Mexican-American War, westward expansion, economics, and slavery. American citizens in the south wished to gain more "slave states" in order to increase their political power.

The right answer is C.Resolved the slavery in the US