Mexican American War Research Paper

The Mexican-American war was the first time for the United States to successfully obtain the neighboring territory by launching the war. The result of the war was that Mexico lost more than half of the land and plenty of natural resources. It seriously influenced the normal development of the Mexican economy, and it also caused the political reform in Mexico. It promoted the formation and development of the great economic power of the United States, and intensified the industrial capitalist economy in the north and slavery cultivation in the south. The volatile political situation in Mexico, the thirst for land and harbours for the American economy, and the influence of the expansion thought represented by "manifest destiny" are all important …show more content…
The fertile land in Texas, temperate climate and sufficient sunlight were the ideal site for the development of plantations, so the southern slave 's master set his expansions to neighbouring Texas. Politically, southern plantations are trying to expand their seats in the senate in order to maintain their political status. Since the constitution requires only two senators per state, expanding the number of slave states through territorial expansion is a way for the south to maintain its political power. In this respect, southern plantation slave-owners struggle to achieve territorial expansion. For the northern bourgeoisie, the demand for market, raw material and labor is also increasing with the rapid development of the capitalist economy, and it is also hoped that more land will be occupied by external expansion, to expand the commodity market, to acquire more raw materials and to further expand the capitalist industrial and commercial economy. With fertile land in California, there is abundant rainfall and plenty of sunshine