because britain told them to.
When The present day states of California Nevada and Utah were acquired in 1848 from
Utah
Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Utah
The present-day states of California, Nevada, and Utah were acquired in 1848 from Mexico as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War. This treaty resulted in the U.S. gaining a significant portion of Mexican territory, including California and parts of Nevada and Utah. The acquisition played a crucial role in the westward expansion of the United States.
Utah was the 45th state to join the union, it was admitted on January 4, 1896, it was acquired as part of the Lousiana Purchase.
Any state that is not California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma or Kansas.
what seven US states were partially or entirely created from land acquired by a treaty with Mexico in 1848
After the Compromise of 1850 the United States acquired both the New Mexico Territory and Utah Territory as parts of its territory. The Mexico and the US border was also agreed on the south.
1/3. The US acquired present day California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and portions of New Mexico in treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo.
Utah Lake is a freshwater lake in Utah County, Utah.