Claiming the Rio Grande Rather Than the Nueces River as the Boundary

question 43

Multiple Choice

Claiming the Rio Grande rather than the Nueces River as the boundary of Texas gave the United States a claim to __________.

• A) New Mexico and parts of Colorado
• B) Oregon and Washington
• C) Kansas and Oklahoma
• D) Nevada and Utah

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