Question

At the end of the Mexican-American War, the United States obtained

the Mexican Cession.
the Louisiana Territory.
three new slave states.
the city of Veracruz.
Which one?

Answer 1

The Mexican cession

Answer 2

The Mexican Cession

Step-by-step explanation:

Under the terms of the treaty negotiated by Trist, Mexico ceded to the United States Upper California and New Mexico. This was known as the Mexican Cession and included present-day Arizona and New Mexico and parts of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado (see Article V of the treaty).