Mexican War Consequences

There was two main consequences of the Mexican War for the US. One consequence of the Mexican War was that the United States got a huge amount of territory from Mexico. This includes the annexation of Texas as well. The other consequence of the Mexican War for the US is that the Mexican War would of stalled Manifest Destiny. There are smaller consequences of the Mexican War for the US as well. These are Gen. Taylor’s presidency, new waves of immigration, debate over slavery, and the Gadsden Purchase. The First Main consequence of the Mexican War for the US was that the United States got a huge amount of territory from Mexico, which was called the Mexican Cession. The Mexican War started because of three main reasons. The first reason was because of the annexation of Texas. The next reason was the …show more content…
These smaller consequences of the Mexican War for the US as well are Gen. Taylor’s presidency, new waves of immigration, debate over slavery, and the Gadsden Purchase. The result of the Mexican war brought up the problem of dealing with slavery in the South, which had brought the US to the Civil War. The Mexican war also made many immigrant start to flow into the US, so the US also had to start defending their borders. The Mexican War also brought up General Taylor running for President because he was a war hero. The Mexican War also helped the US because they were able to get the Gadsden Purchase. In conclusion there was two main consequences of the Mexican War for the US. One consequence of the Mexican War was that the United States got a huge amount of territory from Mexico. This includes the annexation of Texas as well. The other consequence of the Mexican War for the US is that the Mexican War would of stalled Manifest Destiny. There are smaller consequences of the Mexican War for the US as well. These are Gen. Taylor’s presidency, new waves of immigration, debate over slavery, and the Gadsden