In the 1840s, what was the significance of the territory disputed over by mexico and texas?

it became a source of conflict once texas became a part of the united states.
it was valuable land that would enable mexico to expand across the continent.
it caused mexico to break off diplomatic relations with the spanish government.
it caused mexico to break off diplomatic relations with the british government.

Correct answer choice is :

Dispute with Mexico started when the United States joined Texas as a state in 1845. Mexico declared that the new border between Texas and Mexico was the Nueces River, while the United States fought the border was the Rio Grande. Combat started when a patrol of U.S. troops was attacked near the Rio Grande. The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, pushed onto the remnant Mexican government, stopped the war and drove the Mexican Cession of the northern provinces of Alta California and Santa Fe de Nuevo México to the United States.

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