What was the primary purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• To establish trade routes between Mexico and the United States

• To end the Mexican-American War and establish new borders

• To grant independence to Texas

• To create new mining regulations

Under Article IX of the Treaty, Mexican citizens who remained in the newly acquired territories would:

• Be required to return to Mexico

• Be required to remain Mexican citizen

• Have to apply for citizenship through a special process

• Be granted full rights of U.S. citizens with protection of their liberty and property

The deletion of Article X primarily affected:

• Trading rights between nations

• Military arrangements

• Land grant claims and property rights

• Religious freedoms

Which group of people was most directly impacted by the removal of Article X?

• Mexican merchants

• Native American tribes

• Mexican land grant holders

• American settlers

What was a major dispute that emerged after the deletion of Article X?

• Questions over water rights

• Conflicts over land ownership and property claims

• Disagreements over citizenship status

• Arguments over military presence

How did the Treaty address the cultural rights of former Mexican citizens?

• It required them to adopt American customs

• It protected their right to maintain their culture and language

• It made no mention of cultural rights

• It required bilingual education

What was Manifest Destiny and how did it relate to the Mexican-American War?

• A belief that Native Americans should control North America

• The belief that the United States should expand across North America

• A Mexican policy of territorial expansion

• A treaty between Mexico and the United States

What was the main territorial dispute that led to the Mexican-American War?

• The border of California

• The ownership of Florida

• The US-Mexico border

• The Louisiana Territory boundary

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was significant because it:

• Gave Mexico control of Texas

• Established the current border between the U.S. and Mexico

• Created an independent Native American territory

• Divided California between the two nations

What impact did the Treaty have on religious practices in New Mexico?

• It banned traditional religious ceremonies

• It guaranteed freedom of religious practice

• It required conversion to Protestantism

• It made no mention of religion