MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Any major military defeat is bound to upset the populace.
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They were close to winning the war until the very end, when General Scott entered Mexico City.
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It was an unprovoked war that resulted in the loss of more than half of their land.
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Mexican citizens lost their right to vote and own property after the war.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-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: -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-4: -The treaty effectively halved the size of Mexico and doubled the territory of the United States. This territorial exchange had long-term effects on both nations. The war and treaty extended the United States to the Pacific Ocean, and provided a bounty of ports, minerals, and natural resources for a growing country.