A result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was that

A. Texas gained much of the land controlled by Mexico.
B. Texas became an independent republic.
C. the United States paid $15 million for the southwest territories.
D. the United States gave control of California to Mexico.

C.the United States paid $15 million for the southwest territories.

Explanation:

As a result of the Mexican-American War, the USA took over one half of Mexican territory and significantly enlarged its own territory. As part of the treaty signed in 1848, the US paid $15 million for the land acquisition, the same amount it paid for the Lousiana territory in 1803.

answer:   the name of this act is known as the:

    " american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 " .