MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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It made him so popular that he was soon elected President
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It enabled him to serve as Governor of Texas for two decades
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It ruined his prospects for ever being elected to public office
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It made him extremely popular in Mexico, but unpopular in the United States
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the Mexican War he won major victories at Monterrey and Buena Vista. President Polk, disturbed by General Taylor’s informal habits of command and perhaps his Whiggery as well, kept him in northern Mexico and sent an expedition under Gen. Winfield Scott to capture Mexico City.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mexican-American war (1846-1848) changed the slavery debate. It almost doubled the size of the United States and began a debate, between Northerners and Southerners, over what to do with the newly acquired land.
Detailed explanation-3: -It paved the way for so many other important events, from the expansion and dispossession of indigenous people, the California Gold Rush, and American Civil War. It added the states of California, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming to the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general and becoming a national hero for his victories in the Mexican–American War. As a result, he won election to the White House despite his vague political beliefs.