Question

the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo was not always followed, but it influenced peoples experiences in the new territory. match the group to its experience after the u.s.-mexican war.
native americans white americans
mexican americans
experience group
they could become citizens according to the treaty. but they still had to prove that they actually owned their land. in many cases, they lost their land to new settlers.
thousands of these people moved to the land acquired by the united states in the treaty. many of these people came from the eastern united states to search for gold in the west.
they could not become citizens according to the treaty. in the decades after the war, the u.s. government went to war with these people to claim their land.

Explanation:

1. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo granted citizenship eligibility to Mexican residents in the new U.S. territories, but they faced barriers to retaining land, often losing it to new arrivals.
2. White Americans from the eastern U.S. migrated en masse to the newly acquired western lands, many drawn by the California Gold Rush.
3. Native Americans were excluded from citizenship under the treaty, and the U.S. government launched military campaigns to seize their lands in subsequent decades.

Answer:

• Experience: They could become citizens according to the treaty. But they still had to prove that they actually owned their land. In many cases, they lost their land to new settlers.

Group: Mexican Americans

• Experience: Thousands of these people moved to the land acquired by the United States in the treaty. Many of these people came from the eastern United States to search for gold in the west.

Group: White Americans

• Experience: They could not become citizens according to the treaty. In the decades after the war, the U.S. government went to war with these people to claim their land.

Group: Native Americans