Title: What were the consequences of the Mexican War for the United States? - eNotes.com
Headings: Western Expansion, Manifest Destiny, and the Mexican-American War
Western Expansion, Manifest Destiny, and the Mexican-American War
What were the consequences of the Mexican War for the United States?
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Content: We got California, Utah and Nevada. We also got parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. By getting these lands, we achieved our goal of expanding from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Gaining these lands did increase the discussion and division about the spread of slavery as the North and South differed about whether slavery should or shouldn't in these newly acquired lands. Whether slavery should or shouldn't spread was a factor that led to the Civil War. The war with Mexico had a significant impact on our country. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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There were two major consequences of this war for the United States. First, the United States got a huge amount of territory from Mexico. Perhaps most importantly, it got California, which soon became the site of the huge gold rush of 1849. This helped to enrich the United States, as did mineral finds in other parts of the Mexican Cession.