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Probably not so much a direct role, but maybe there was an indirect effect that played out over the next 10-12 years that culminated in the Civil War. The success of the US Army in defeating Mexico and acquiring from Mexico the entire southwestern part of the modern US, actually helped Zachary Taylor, a Democrat, win the 1848 election. Taylor was a hero of the early part of the war, leading the US Army in defeating the northern Mexican army at the battle of Buena Vista, securing the Texas border. The war effort was led in Washington by President Polk, a Democrat, and the Democratically controlled Congress. As the lands added as a result of the war were generally considered in the "south", the Democrats saw the long range effect as adding territories that would be slave holding states, that would consolidate their political power. The war was not popular in the north generally and in very unpopular in New England specifically. The failure of the Whig party (whose political base was in the north and New England) to raise strong opposition and to take a significant stand against slavery in general caused the Whig party to fail and to be replaced by the new Republican party by 1854. The Republican party took a strong stance against the spread of slavery into the new territories acquired from Mexico, and this was one of the issues that increased the tensions between the north and south, helping to lead to the Civil War in 1861.
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The Whigs had to temper their opinions on the Mexican-American War since their candidate, Zachary Taylor, was a war hero. They took on the issue of slavery instead and turned it into the hot button topic of the election.
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The Mexican War 1846-1848, was under the banner of "Manifest Destiny."
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Zachary Taylor, who was a military leader during the Mexican-American War, was elected as president due to his victories in the field.
What role did the issues of slavery play in the election of 1848?
The Whigs had to temper their opinions on the Mexican-American War since their candidate, Zachary Taylor, was a war hero. They took on the issue of slavery instead and turned it into the hot button topic of the election.
What role did the issue of slavery play in the election of 1848?
The Whigs had to temper their opinions on the Mexican-American War since their candidate, Zachary Taylor, was a war hero. They took on the issue of slavery instead and turned it into the hot button topic of the election.
When was the Mexican cession invented?
1848, after the Mexican-American War.
What were the years of the Mexican- American War?
From 1846 to 1848.
When was the Mexican war fought?
1846-1848
What war was after 1812?
The Mexican-American War. (1846-1848)
Why was 1848 important year?
Mexican-American War formally ends in 1848.
What are the release dates for The U-S--Mexican War - 1998 War 1846-1848?
The U-S--Mexican War - 1998 War 1846-1848 was released on: USA: 1998
What war was Mexican American in?
The Mexican War was fought from 1846 to 1848 during Polk's presidency.
When did the us army fight the Mexican-American war?
1846-1848
When did the US army fight in the Mexican-Americn war?
when did the war of 1812 end
