Several groups in America opposed overseas expansion, including anti-imperialists, labor unions, and certain religious organizations. Prominent figures such as Mark Twain and Andrew Carnegie voiced concerns about Imperialism contradicting American democratic values. Additionally, some labor groups feared that expansion would lead to competition for jobs and lower wages. These opponents argued that expansion would entangle the U.S. in foreign conflicts and undermine its principles of self-determination and liberty.
Cherokee, Creek, Chicasaw, and Seminole Nations
Two prominent groups that opposed the Mexican-American War were the Whig Party and various abolitionist organizations. The Whig Party argued that the war was driven by a desire for territorial expansion and was morally unjust, fearing it would extend slavery into new territories. Abolitionists opposed the war because they believed it would lead to the spread of slavery, undermining their efforts to abolish it altogether and promoting an agenda that favored slaveholding interests.
The two primary groups opposed to the Mexican-American War were abolitionists and some Whigs. Abolitionists opposed the war because they feared it would expand slave territory and perpetuate slavery in new states. Meanwhile, many Whigs criticized the war on moral and constitutional grounds, arguing it was an unjust aggression against Mexico and a distraction from domestic issues.
The groups most interested in western lands during the 18th century included land speculators, settlers, and various colonial interests seeking economic opportunities and the expansion of agriculture. Lord Hillsborough, as the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, opposed these groups due to concerns over maintaining order and control over colonial expansion, as well as the potential for conflicts with Native American tribes. He feared that unchecked settlement could lead to instability and challenges to British authority in the colonies.
The military draft. Which groups? Those that were effected by the military draft; young men and their supporters (wives, girlfriends, sisters, cousins, etc. etc. etc.).
Socialists
The Great Awakening was a series of religious revivals that happened across the American colonies. Various groups opposed it, such as a group led by Charles Chauncy.
Cherokee, Creek, Chicasaw, and Seminole Nations
In the American Civil War, the two opposed forces were the Union (also known as the North) and the Confederacy (also known as the South).
The two primary groups opposed to the Mexican-American War were abolitionists and some Whigs. Abolitionists opposed the war because they feared it would expand slave territory and perpetuate slavery in new states. Meanwhile, many Whigs criticized the war on moral and constitutional grounds, arguing it was an unjust aggression against Mexico and a distraction from domestic issues.
You need to specify what you mean by "in the first expansion". Expansion of what?
The groups most interested in western lands during the 18th century included land speculators, settlers, and various colonial interests seeking economic opportunities and the expansion of agriculture. Lord Hillsborough, as the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, opposed these groups due to concerns over maintaining order and control over colonial expansion, as well as the potential for conflicts with Native American tribes. He feared that unchecked settlement could lead to instability and challenges to British authority in the colonies.
When the expansion of voting rights occurred, many more groups were brought into the political area. This allowed for a better and more free exchange of ideas and thought.
Two groups of islands in the South Pacific that are French overseas territories are New Caledonia and French Polynesia.
Various pacifist groups including the Quakers.
business men supported and families opposed.
They were opposed to declaring independence from Britain.