Many Mexicans who lived on land that was part of the Mexican Cession

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War and transferred the Mexican Cession to the United States. Mexicans living in the ceded territory were generally granted U.S. citizenship, so they remained there and became part of the population. The correct choice is “became US citizens and added to the area’s population.”

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