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

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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