Which of the following occurred as result of the Mexican-American war
- Mexico ceded a significant amount of territory to the United States, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
- The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, officially ending the war and establishing the new borders between Mexico and the United States.
- The war further exacerbated tensions between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States, as the newly acquired territories reignited debates over the expansion of slavery.