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Some believed in expansionism and Manifest Destiny. Some wanted to expand slavery.

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The Southerners wanted the United States to own Mexico's land so then there would be more slaves.

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Q: Why do southerners support the Mexican American war?
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What political faction would have supported the cause of the Mexican-American war?

The Southerners who were democrats.


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There was substantial support for the War of 1812, and the population was equally divided on the Mexican American War.


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Texas supplied men for the US Army as did other states.


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