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In the United States, the war was a partisan issue, supported by most Democrats and opposed by most Whigs, with popular belief in the Manifest Destiny of the United States ultimately translating into public support for the war. In Mexico, the war was considered a matter of national pride.
In the United States, the war was a partisan issue, supported by most Democrats and opposed by most Whigs, with popular belief in the Manifest Destiny of the United States ultimately translating into public support for the war. In Mexico, the war was considered a matter of national pride.
Most significant was the landing and siege of Veracruz on March 9–27, 1847. This landing, largely unknown, was the first major amphibious operation in American history. Unfortunately the batteries that opened fire on March 22 wrecked havoc on civilian structures in the city and many innocent people died.
The most important consequence of the war was the Mexican Cession, in which the Mexican territories of California and New Mexico were ceded to the United States under the terms of the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] (Now Texas, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona y sections of Wyoming and Colorado). In Mexico, the enormous loss of territory which resulted from the war encouraged the central government to enact policies to colonize its northern territories as a hedge against further losses.
The most important consequence of the war was the Mexican Cession, in which the Mexican territories of California and New Mexico were ceded to the United States under the terms of the [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] (Now Texas, California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Arizona y sections of Wyoming and Colorado). In Mexico, the enormous loss of territory which resulted from the war encouraged the central government to enact policies to colonize its northern territories as a hedge against further losses.
== See also ==
== See also ==