Feedback on classmates discussion post Please answer in at least 2 full paragraphs per answer. Cite your sources, and respond to at least 2 classmates. 1. Describe the consequences of the Mexican War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. How did the Mexican territorial

acquisitions explosively open the slavery question? 2. Discuss the impact of Westward Expansion on Natives, Mexico, and recent immigrants. Which group had the biggest impact on the formation of the continental United States and why? Jacob Getz Topic 11 Discussion 1. According to Openstax 11.4, the consequences of the Mexican War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo led to Mexico ceding half of its land to the United

States. This included the current states of California, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. Mexico was forced to recognize the Rio Grande as the border between them and the United States. According to Openstax 11.5, the acquisition of land led to more

debates about the issue of slavery, growing the ever widening gap between the north and south. The south believed they were under attack from northern abolitionists, while the north feared that the south would try to dominate American politics to protect themselves. It also created single-issue parties, like the Liberty Party, who wanted to abolish slavery completely because they believed that slavery was evil, and the “antislavery” group, who felt that slavery degraded White labor and reduced its value. 2. The westward expansion had an impact on the Native people as,

according to Openstax 11.1, the expansion was used to open trade with the western tribes and to establish peaceful relations with them while also asserting American power over them. Although, not all attempts to establish peace went well, such as with the Blackfeet tribe. The impact the westward expansion had on Mexico was, according to Openstax 11.3 and Openstax 11.4, a war that started when Americans settled and

eventually tried to take over Texas and other Mexican territories. The resulting war ended with an American victory, and Mexico ceded half of its land to America. The impact the westward expansion had on immigrants, according to Openstax 11.4, started with the Gold Rush. When news of the gold mine found in California spread, immigrants from China began to come over to the United States in order to dig at abandoned sites to reveal gold that other miners missed. This angered the other miners, and a tax was imposed on the immigrants, and it eventually banned them from coming over. The group that had the biggest impact on the formation of the continental United States is Mexico because the results of the Mexican-American War gave the United States more states which, according to Openstax 11.4, include California, New Mexico, Arizona,

Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. References: Openstax (1999-2022) U.S. History Chapter 11: A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800-1860 Section 11.1: Lewis and Clark https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/11-1-lewis-and-clark Openstax (1999-2022) U.S. History Chapter 11: A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800-1860 Section 11.3: Independence for Texas

https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/11-3-independence-for-texas Openstax (1999-2022) U.S. History Chapter 11: A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800-1860 Section 11.4: The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848 https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/11-4-the-mexican-american-war-1846-1848 Openstax (1999-2022) U.S. History Chapter 11: A Nation on the Move: Westward Expansion, 1800-1860 Section 11..5: Free or Slave Soil? The Dilemma of the West https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/11-5-free-or-slave-soil-the-dilemma-of-the-west