Much of the southwest became U.S. territory in 1848 as a result of ______.
A) the revolt of Texas against Mexico
B) the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
C) the American Civil War
D) the California Gold Rush
E) the Dawes Allotment Act

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War in 1848, resulting in the United States acquiring a significant portion of the Southwest, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

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