Question

All of the following are results of the Mexican-American War except —

the U.S. acquired territory that included California and Arizona

the U.S. gained control of Texas

Hispanics who lived in the newly acquired territories received full U.S. citizenship

President Polk was hailed as a hero in declaring and decisively winning the Mexican-American War

Answer 1

Hispanics who lived in the newly acquired territories received full U.S. citizenship.

Explanation: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) allowed Mexican residents to remain and become U.S. citizens and promised protection of property rights, but in practice many lost land, legal protections were weak or ignored, and Hispanics faced discrimination and second‑class treatment rather than full, equal citizenship. The other three statements describe real outcomes (the U.S. gained the Mexican Cession including California and Arizona; Texas’s status was settled by the treaty; and Polk was widely credited with territorial expansion).