The Mexican war

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how did the United States come to fight a war against Mexico and what consequences did the war have for both countries.? Your paper should explore the background to the war and a number of other issues, such as: Who in the United States favored going to war against Mexico, who opposed doing so? What role did the question of slavery play here? What reason did the United States give for going to war against Mexico? What do you think of the reason the US put forth? What conflict over territory did the United States have with Britain at this time that was resolved very differently from how conflict over territory was resolved between the United States and Mexico? Why do you think the United States dealt with the British Empire in a very different way than how it treated Mexico? What was Ulysses S. Grant’s role in this war and what did he think of Mexico?