Question

Read the following sentences from the text. "Approximately 80,000 people who defined themselves as Mexicans lived in the territories that were ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Almost all of them stayed where they were living, promised that they would retain their property and civil rights and that they would become U.S. citizens in two years' time." As used in this excerpt, what does the word "ceded" most closely mean? A. maintained B. described C. announced D. given up ReadWorks.org · © 2024 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved. The Mexican

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the territories that were ceded to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.