What was the cause and effect of the us mexican war

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Cause: Slavery and the fact that the southern states in the U.S. wanted more slave states.

Effects: Mexico gave some of there territory to the U.S.

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c) legal battles last five weeks after the election due to the narrow victory in several states.

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