Based on the map, how were the boundaries of what would become the State of New Mexico established?
A. by the Louisiana Purchase, by Texas being annexed by the U. S. and the Mexican territory
being ceded to the U. S.
B. by the Louisiana Purchase, by Texas being annexed by the U. S. and the Mexican territory
being ceded to the U. S., and by the Gadsden Purchase.
C. by the Louisiana Purchase, by Texas being annexed by the U. S., and by the Gadsden
Purchase.
D. by the Mexican territory being ceded to the U. S., by Texas being annexed by the U. S., and by
the Gadsden Purchase