Northern lawmakers were hesitant to go to war with mexico because the feared

A: the strength of the mexican army

B: that spain would recononquer a weakened mexico

C: the southern land gained from mexico would end up as slave states

D: the southern land gain from mexico would end up as free states

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Ayaan

14 March, 06:14

Northern lawmakers were hesitant to go to war with mexico because the feared

A: the strength of the mexican army

B: that spain would recononquer a weakened mexico

C: the southern land gained from mexico would end up as slave states

D: the southern land gain from mexico would end up as free states

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Ariel Castro · Answer 1

The correct answer for this question is C - the Northern lawmakers were hesitant to go to war with Mexico because they feared the southern land gained from Mexico would end up as slave states. This is due to Mexico's proximity to the slave states that already existed.

Northern lawmakers were hesitant to go to war with mexico because the fearedA: the strength of the mexican armyB: that spain would recononquer a weakened mexicoC: the southern land gained from mexico would end up as slave statesD: the southern land gain from mexico would end up as free states