What happened to most of the Mexican residents of the Southwest when the region became United States territory?

A) They decided to move farther westward to California.

B) They stayed and became American citizens.

C) They gathered their belongings and returned to Mexico.

D) They were forced to give up the Spanish language.

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Mollie Gutierrez

25 February, 16:53

What happened to most of the Mexican residents of the Southwest when the region became United States territory?

A) They decided to move farther westward to California.

B) They stayed and became American citizens.

C) They gathered their belongings and returned to Mexico.

D) They were forced to give up the Spanish language.

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They stayed and became American citizens.

Answer: Option B.

Explanation:

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States.

With the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico ceded over 525 square miles of territory to the United States in exchange for $15 million and the assumption of Mexican debts to American citizens, which reopened the slavery issue.