Question

Why was the Mexican War seen as a southern plot?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Mexican War was seen as a southern plot because the expansion of slavery across the southwest would add slave states to the country.

Explanation:

• It was believed that the Mexican War was a deliberate initiative of the leaders of the south with a view to acquire the Mexican land so that new slave states would be to the union.
• This was to make the side of the southern states stronger as far as withstanding the issue of the abolishment of slavery was concerned.