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the whigs did not want conquered territory to become slave states
Reed Keeling
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∙ 11y agoIt would expand slave territories.
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Why did some groups in the us oppose annexing Texas?
It would cause war with Mexico and enhance slave power.
Why did slaves oppose the US war with Mexico?
More southern lands only assured the long term continuation of slavery.
The north's war plan came from which hero of the war with Mexico?
Winfield Scott
Who would be better to side with the people who opposed the war of Mexico or with those who supported it?
Oppose, wars are a bad thing, why would you support it
Why did many Americans oppose annexing Texas into the united States?
It might start a war with Mexico
What did the north have an economy based on before the civil war?
The north had an economy based on Manufacturing this made northerners oppose slavery because slaves could have taken their jobs
How did the war between France and Mexico help the north win the civil war?
the people who are people from puebla
Was New Mexico part of the North or South during the Civil War?
Neither. New Mexico was not a state of the United States.
What is opinion of the Americans who oppose the Mexican war?
Americans believed that the Mexicans started the War because they "Shed American blood, on American Soil"- President James Polk....but really American troops crossed the border were on Mexico's territory.
Why did German women oppose World War I?
I'm puzzled by the question. German women did not 'oppose World War 1'.
How did the Mexican war?
The U.S.A took Texas from Mexico. Then the war broke loose and North America won Texis in a landslide.
Does a communist government oppose war?
No
