Which of the following was a consequence of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
A.)Texas gained independence from Mexico.
B.)The war between the United States and Mexico ended.***
C.)The Bear Flag Republic was officially recognized as a state.
D.)The debate over allowing slavery in the territory gained by the U.S. was settled
B
B is right.
Congratulations! The correct answer is B.) The war between the United States and Mexico ended.
To arrive at this answer, we can break down the options one by one:
A.) "Texas gained independence from Mexico." This option is incorrect because the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo did not grant Texas independence from Mexico. Texas had already gained independence from Mexico through the Texas Revolution in 1836.
B.) "The war between the United States and Mexico ended." This option is correct. The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, signed in 1848, ended the Mexican-American War, which had been fought between the two countries from 1846 to 1848.
C.) "The Bear Flag Republic was officially recognized as a state." This option is incorrect. The Bear Flag Republic was a short-lived, unofficial state that existed in California for a few weeks in 1846. However, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo did not officially recognize it. Instead, the treaty established California as part of the United States.
D.) "The debate over allowing slavery in the territory gained by the U.S. was settled." This option is incorrect. The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo did not settle the debate over allowing slavery in the territory gained by the United States. This issue continued to be a major point of contention and was eventually settled through the Compromise of 1850.
Therefore, based on this analysis, the correct consequence of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is B.) The war between the United States and Mexico ended.