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because they thought it would be easier to defeat them so the war could end quickly
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What was the region of the US that opposed war with Mexico?
Northern abolitionists opposed the Mexican American War.
Which political party was opposed to war with Mexico?
The Whigs.
Was Lincoln opposed to the Mexican American War?
Yes, Lincoln was against the War with Mexico.
Which national issue was the reason some people opposed war with Mexico?
The fear that slavery would spread into new territories
Why were people opposed to the annexation of Texas and the War with Mexico?
People were opposed to the annexation of Texas because it would be admitted to the union as a slave state.
Why did some Americans oppose the annexation of Texas?
One reason that some Americans opposed the annexation of Texas was that they didn't want to go war with Mexico. Another reason was that it would change the balance between states that had slavery and those that didn't.
Why were some initially opposed to the annexation of Texas as a state?
the amaricans.
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
What lands did the US gain from the war from Mexico?
Some of California and New Mexico
Why was Abraham Lincoln opposed to the Mexican War?
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."
What were the two reasons some northerners opposed the war?
The main opposition came from Copperheads, who were Southern sympathizers. Irish Catholics opposed the war due to the draft.
Did Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass both opposed the war with Mexico?
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."
