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What did President James K. Polk accomplish as a result of the Mexican-American War?
• He gained control of California and New Mexico.
• He annexed the Oregon Territory.
• He got Mexico to pay money to American settlers for improving the land.
• He acquired territory from the Gadsden Purchase.
• He gained control of California and New Mexico.
• He annexed the Oregon Territory.
• He got Mexico to pay money to American settlers for improving the land.
• He acquired territory from the Gadsden Purchase.
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As a result of the Mexican-American War, President James K. Polk accomplished the following:
- **He gained control of California and New Mexico.** The war resulted in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, which ceded a significant portion of Mexico's northern territories to the United States, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
The other options are not accurate in the context of the war:
- **He annexed the Oregon Territory.** While Polk did successfully negotiate a settlement with Britain for the Oregon Territory, this was separate from the Mexican-American War and occurred prior to the conflict.
- **He got Mexico to pay money to American settlers for improving the land.** This is not correct; the war culminated in the U.S. paying Mexico $15 million as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, not Mexico paying American settlers.
- **He acquired territory from the Gadsden Purchase.** The Gadsden Purchase occurred in 1853, after the Mexican-American War, and involved the U.S. purchasing land from Mexico primarily to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad.
Thus, the correct statement regarding Polk's accomplishments from the Mexican-American War is that he gained control of California and New Mexico.
- **He gained control of California and New Mexico.** The war resulted in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, which ceded a significant portion of Mexico's northern territories to the United States, including present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
The other options are not accurate in the context of the war:
- **He annexed the Oregon Territory.** While Polk did successfully negotiate a settlement with Britain for the Oregon Territory, this was separate from the Mexican-American War and occurred prior to the conflict.
- **He got Mexico to pay money to American settlers for improving the land.** This is not correct; the war culminated in the U.S. paying Mexico $15 million as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, not Mexico paying American settlers.
- **He acquired territory from the Gadsden Purchase.** The Gadsden Purchase occurred in 1853, after the Mexican-American War, and involved the U.S. purchasing land from Mexico primarily to facilitate a southern transcontinental railroad.
Thus, the correct statement regarding Polk's accomplishments from the Mexican-American War is that he gained control of California and New Mexico.
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