Question

At The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, what was ceded to the United States?

New Mexico and California, but for 15 million dollars.

Texas and New Mexico

The land between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River

California

Answer 1

Mexico ceded the provinces of New Mexico and California in return for $15,000,000. The United States also agreed to pay $3,250,000 in war damages owed by the Mexican government to American citizens living in Texas.

Answer 2

New Mexico and California, but for fifteen million dollars.