Question

the treaty stated that the united states would pay 15 million dollars for a piece of land called the mexican cession. the mexican cession was a territory of over 500,000 square miles that included parts of the present - day states of arizona, california, colorado, nevada, new mexico, utah, and wyoming. based on the description above, which of the following maps highlights the mexican cession?

Explanation:

The Mexican Cession covers parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, which is the southwestern region of the U.S. The yellow-highlighted map matches this geographic area.

Answer:

The top-left map with the yellow highlighted region.