Question

California was acquired by the United States as a result of _________.

• A. the Spanish-American War
• B. the Seven Years' War
• C. the Louisiana Purchase
• D. the War of 1812
• E. the Mexican War

Answer 1

The correct option is E the Mexican War

Mexican-American War, also called Mexican War, Spanish Guerra de 1847 or Guerra de Estados Unidos a Mexico (“War of the United States Against Mexico”), war between the United States and Mexico (April 1846–February 1848) stemming from the United States' annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas.