Question

during the second half of the 1800s the United States gained control of numerous territories in the west. Which event hastened in this process

Answer 1

Answer: US victory in the Mexican-American War in 1848

Explanation: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sealed the American victory in 1848. In going back for $15 million and the belief of Mexican money owed to Americans, Mexico gave up its maintain over New Mexico and California. ... Mexico additionally agreed to in the end relinquish all of Texas, which includes the disputed vicinity alongside the border.