The U.S. Land Commission that was created to handle the distribution of land in California after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A) generally respected prior Mexican land grants.
B) did not have a major impact on changing land ownership in California after 1848.
C) ruled most Mexican land grants null and void, robbing thousands of Mexican families of their land.
D) did not favor either Mexican nor Americans in distributing land.
Answer: C
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