Why was the Treaty of Hidalgo an important event in the history ...

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Why was the Treaty of Hidalgo an important event in the history and geography of the United States?
 
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Question 2

How did the settlement patterns of the earliest Spanish residents of MexAmerica differ from the settlement patterns of Hispanics in the region today?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Students should know that the Treaty of Hidalgo, in 1848, ceded present-day New Mexico and Arizona to the United States.

Answer to Question 2

Early Spanish settlements were focused around river valleys where there were favorable conditions for farming. Today, Hispanics live all over the region with the highest population densities closer to the U.S.-Mexico border.

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