MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Question
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Southerners feared that the British might intervene with the acquisition of Mexican territories
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Mexicans were forced to pay a large sum of money for damages caused by the war
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Mexicans fought the United States in response to the annexation of California
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Northerners feared that admission of new slave states would tip the balance of power in the Senate
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statements best describe effects of the Mexican-American War? The United States gained new territories and key ports from Mexico. Which statement best describes an effect of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? It caused increased tensions over the spread of slavery into western U.S. territories.
Detailed explanation-2: -The immediate cause of the Mexican-American War was a disputed boundary between the United States and Texas on the Nueces Strip. Mexico did not recognize Texas as legitimate American territory and Texas admission to the United States antagonized Mexican officials and citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mexican-American War reopened the slavery-extension issue, which divided the North and South and which had been largely dormant since the Missouri Compromise.
Detailed explanation-4: -Northern Whigs feared that war with Mexico would result in the United States gaining new territories in the southwest, which would encourage the expansion of slavery.