The Mexican cession included what states

Social Studies · High School · Sun Jan 24 2021

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The Mexican Cession refers to the territory that Mexico ceded to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War in 1848. The ceded territory included the present-day states of:

  1. California
  2. Nevada
  3. Utah
  4. Arizona
  5. New Mexico
  6. Colorado
  7. Wyoming

The Mexican Cession significantly expanded the territorial holdings of the United States in the western part of the continent.






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