The Mexican War was more a war over expansion than anything. President Polk started the war with the idea of Manifest Destiny and stretching from sea to shining sea, that included Texas which was a main reason Mexico was upset. The war brought the issue of slavery back to the table and led to sectional conflicts for years to come leading to the Civil War.
http://www.thealamo.org/battle/battle.php Remember the Alamo!
http://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/TexasAnnexation Texas Annexation
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/mexican-war/war.htm Result of the war
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/wilmot-proviso.html Wilmont Provisio
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/wilmot-proviso.html Wilmont Provisio
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