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It had supporters aplenty and detractors in abundance. In many ways it is a war that should never have been entertained on moral grounds. Many of its critics assert that the war was the case of a bully taking on a smaller and weaker opponent.
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∙ 11y agoNo. It was a conflict for the benefit of rich men and slave owners. The common man wouldn't (and in fact didn't) benefit from it. At the end 30,000 people died because of it and the war established the enmity between the south and the north that ended in the American Civil War, with another 625,000 American people dead and 415,000 mutilated or wounded.
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∙ 11y agoRight now it is very unlikely, but Manifest Destiny and slave ownership were very popular among southern Americans during that time period; remember that the Mexican-American War was heavily supported by militiamen (+59,000), most of which came from southern, pro-slave states. In fact, if these militiamen had not joined the war, Mexico would have had a very good chance of winning. This conflict was fought by 91,000 Americans including those 59,000 militiamen and 32,000 professional soldiers against 40,000 Mexicans).
This was of course, a very destructive way of thinking that led to the American Civil War (1861 - 1865) only thirteen years later.
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What political faction would have supported the american of the mexican-american war and why?
Southern democrats. Because they supported slavery.
What political faction would have supported the cause of the Mexican-American war and why?
Southern democrats. Because they supported slavery.
Yellow journalism contributed to public support for the Mexican-American War?
Yes, in that they supported Manifest Destiny.
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 did the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo end?
The mexican-american war
What political faction would have supported the american of the mexican-american war and why?
Southern democrats. Because they supported slavery.
What political faction would have supported the cause of the Mexican-American war and why?
Southern democrats. Because they supported slavery.
What political faction would have supported the cause of the Mexican-American war?
The Southerners who were democrats.
The War of 1812 and the Mexican American War were supported or against?
There was substantial support for the War of 1812, and the population was equally divided on the Mexican American War.
Yellow journalism contributed to public support for the Mexican-American War?
Yes, in that they supported Manifest Destiny.
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.
Who would win a war the Mexican army the American army?
The mexican army if course
What resulted from the 1845 decision by congress to annex Texas?
The Mexican-American War began
Did the Mexican American War start in 1810?
No, the Mexican American War began in 1846.
What Mexican President fought the US in the Mexican American War?
JFK fought in the Mexican American war
Who were the people who favored the Mexican American War?
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.
