Question

What percentage of its territory did Mexico lose in the Mexican Cession? (1 point)
Responses

25 percent
25 percent

Mexico did not lose any land.
Mexico did not lose any land.

75 percent
75 percent

55 percent

Answer 1

Mexico lost approximately 55 percent of its territory in the Mexican Cession, which occurred as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Therefore, the correct answer is:

**55 percent**