It added the lands , through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , that became Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico.
It also added Texas, remember the Alamo?
The war between the US and Mexico, known as the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), primarily stemmed from territorial disputes following the annexation of Texas by the US. Mexico viewed this annexation as illegitimate, leading to conflicts over borders and land claims. The US aimed to expand its territory further westward, driven by the ideology of Manifest Destiny. Ultimately, the war resulted in significant territorial gains for the US, including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.
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He opposed it because it would expand slavery.Opposition to the Mexican-American War was mostly among abolitionists, who felt that the war was being fought to expand the area under which slavery could be legal and that the war had no legitimate cause. Notable among those who opposed the war were Abraham Lincoln, who in his only senate term sponsored resolutions asking whether the Mexicans fired on US soldiers on their soil or on US soil (or in the region disputed between Mexico and the US at the time), and Stephen Douglas who called the war the "rape of Mexico."
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A provocation to start a war, as Mexico had already warned the US that annexation would mean war (it did; and Mexico lost).
Opposition to the Mexican-American War was mostly among abolitionists, who felt that the war was being fought to expand the area under which slavery could be legal and that the war had no legitimate cause. Notable among those who opposed the war were Abraham Lincoln, who in his only senate term sponsored resolutions asking whether the Mexicans fired on US soldiers on their soil or on US soil (or in the region disputed between Mexico and the US at the time), and Stephen Douglas who called the war the "rape of Mexico."
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Mexico was supplying drugs in US through illegal channels.
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The war with Mexico changed the US border and land holdings significantly. The US was advantaged as it acquired New Mexico to be part of United States.