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Southern plantation owners had the best reason to support the Mexican War. They believed they could enlarge the US by a victory and have more territory in which to attempt to expand slavery.
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∙ 13y agoThe Whigs generally opposed the War. All colonists were involved and the southern slave owners wanted to expand their territory.
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∙ 13y agoGenerally the Democrats supported the Mexican American War with the Whigs in opposition.
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∙ 7y agoSam Houston, and James K. Polk both supported annexation
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∙ 13y agoSouthern slave owners.
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Was Frederick Douglass opposed to the Mexican American War?
No he was an expansionist who favored the war.
What was the outcome of the Mexican American war for the American military?
The Mexican cession was the outcome of the Mexican American war.
How did the Texas war for independence differ from the US Mexican war?
The war for Texas Independence involved a Mexican State (Tejas) breaking away from its parent and seeking Independence. The Mexican American War involved two Soverign Nations going to War.
The people of the did not agree with the Mexican American War?
Northeastern United States.
What people did not agree with the Mexican American War?
Northern abolitionists.
Who agreed with the Mexican American War starting?
Southern Democrats who favored both slavery and Manifest Destiny.
What best describes Polk's involvement in the Mexican American War?
A dedicated expansionist, he favored war with Mexico to achieve Manifest Destiny.
Was Frederick Douglass opposed to the Mexican American War?
No he was an expansionist who favored the war.
What was the outcome of the Mexican American war for the American military?
The Mexican cession was the outcome of the Mexican American war.
What is a sentence with Mexican American war?
The Mexican-American War was not unnecessary.
Why did people refer to the Mexican American War as Polk's war?
He created the conditions that caused the war.
What resulted from the 1845 decision by congress to annex Texas?
The Mexican-American War began
How did the Texas war for independence differ from the US Mexican war?
The war for Texas Independence involved a Mexican State (Tejas) breaking away from its parent and seeking Independence. The Mexican American War involved two Soverign Nations going to War.
What were the Consequences fromthe Mexican American war?
well......... people died
The people of the did not agree with the Mexican American War?
Northeastern United States.
What people did not agree with the Mexican American War?
Northern abolitionists.
Did the Mexican American War start in 1810?
No, the Mexican American War began in 1846.
