Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,the United States
A) officially acquired only Texas.
B) gave up rights to California (for a time) in exchange for New Mexico and Texas.
C) established an open border with Mexico.
D) established an American protectorate over Mexico.
E) agreed to pay millions to Mexico.

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War in 1848, included provisions where the United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million and assumed $3.25 million in debts owed by Mexico to American citizens. This payment was in exchange for the vast territories the U.S. acquired, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Texas.

Under the Terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,the United