Which 2 of the following quotes most clearly support the idea that the Mexican-American War was not worth the cost?(2 points)
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Historians estimate that 25,000 Mexican soldiers died, as well as 15,000 American soldiers.
Historians estimate that 25,000 Mexican soldiers died, as well as 15,000 American soldiers.
Their rich resources, including the gold discovered in California just weeks before the end of the war, contributed to growing American economic power.
Their rich resources, including the gold discovered in California just weeks before the end of the war, contributed to growing American economic power.
For the United States, the acquisition of western lands proved both a blessing and a curse.
For the United States, the acquisition of western lands proved both a blessing and a curse.
But the addition of new territory upset the fragile balance of power that had kept free and slave states bound together in an uneasy union. In 1861, the tensions over the expansion of slavery into the west led to the U.S. Civil War.
The two quotes that most clearly support the idea that the Mexican-American War was not worth the cost are:
1. "Their rich resources, including the gold discovered in California just weeks before the end of the war, contributed to growing American economic power."
This quote suggests that the economic benefits gained from the war, such as the gold discovered in California, were significant and contributed to American economic power.
2. "But the addition of new territory upset the fragile balance of power that had kept free and slave states bound together in an uneasy union. In 1861, the tensions over the expansion of slavery into the west led to the U.S. Civil War."
This quote highlights the negative consequences of acquiring new territory, specifically the upset in the balance of power between free and slave states, which ultimately led to the U.S. Civil War.