MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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It led to an unbalance of free and slave states in Congress
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Mexico allowed slavery in their terrorities
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The United States lost the battle and wanted to win the war
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The Mexican War did not lead to the Civil War
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Detailed explanation-1: -Their transfer to the United States’ control also cut the territorial size of Mexico in half. On the surface, the war’s outcome seemed like a bonanza for the United States. But the acquisition of so much territory with the issue of slavery unresolved lit the fuse that eventually set off the Civil War in 1861.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -There were 11 free states and 11 slave states. This is significant because there was an equal number of free and slave states. This balance of states was important, as one extra state-slave or free-would tip the balance of power in the U.S. government.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.