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Why did most people in Louisiana support the United States going to war against Mexico?

A victory against Mexico would expand Louisiana’s territory.

Mexican troops threatened New Orleans after entering Louisiana.

Many Louisianans had personal and business connections with Texas.

Mexican lands could serve as an outlet for any surplus slaves in Louisiana.

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Many Southerners supported the Mexican War since it would add more potential slave states to the Union. They viewed the cheap land in the Southwest as suitable for growing cotton as soon as it was irrigated. ... This would ensured slavery survival and even uts spread.

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