Who opposed the Mexican war?

Answer 1

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."

Answer 2

Abraham Lincoln opposed the Mexican American War as did John Quincy Adams and Henry David Thoreau.

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Abraham Lincoln and John q Adams

Answer 3

Many Americans, both US and Mexican citizens, opposed the war. These included Abraham Lincoln, John Quincy Adams, and Henry David Thoreau.

Some in the North opposed the Mexican-American war because they were against slavery, and saw the war as adding territory to the South, creating more potential slavery states.

Answer 4

The Mexican War, often called the Mexican-US War cannot be honestly accessed by its critics of the day and by its proponents in 1846, unless it is made clear that each nation ended up fighting over territory that did not belong to either party. The Spanish conquistadors and the British and French conquerers laid claim to and laid waste to the original inhabitants of the entire Western Hemisphere. It was only logical that the nations that followed the exit of the three major European powers would keep the land at whatever cost it involved. This includes the British takeover of Canada.

As for the war with Mexico, there was a vocal minority within the US that opposed the war. These groups had different ideas as to why the US should not engage Mexico in an armed conflict. And, none of the dissenters were advocates of Native Americans. This included Mexico which had a difficult time in treating their own citizens fairly as dictatorships were a common part of Mexican history.

With that said, US opposition to a war with Mexico included the Whig Parties of New England. The majority of the Whigs there believed that the US had plenty of territory ( belonging to Native Americans ) and it would be "greedy" to war with Mexico as it seemed the logical outcome of a US victory, almost a certainty, would involve a "land grab'", which of course included Texas.

There was also a minority of professional US military officers who saw no value to having a war with Mexico at all.

There was also opposition from evangelicals, ( this puts a dent in the manifest destiny crowd of today's critics) for them, it would not be a "Christian act" to engage in war.

Other notable dissenters include Henry Thoreau, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and House Representative, Abraham Lincoln.Also, anti-slavery Whigs in Pennsylvania one of whom introduced the Wilmot Proviso.

This answer would not be complete unless the ideas of the pro-war groups was touched upon.

This vocal majority reminded its fellow Americans that a war would be a just one as Mexico was the home of despotism and was in league with the Old World Powers that wee still meddling in the continent due to the instability of Mexico. The examples were the British attempts to make a deal with Mexico and Texas, along with the semi-threat of British and Russian interests who saw California and the Pacific Northwest as potential acquisitions.

Answer 5

Abraham Lincoln opposed the Mexican American War as did John Quincy Adams and Henry David Thoreau.

Answer 6

In Washington, the Whigs spoke out against the Mexican-American War but did little to prevent it.

Answer 7

Much of th United States and many of the Nations of the world.M

Answer 8

Abolitionists.

Answer 9

Northern abolitionists.