History Assess the consequences of the Mexican war to the United States Mexican-American war provided an enormous gain of land to the US. More than 500000 square miles (about 1300000 km square) of land of the Mexican territory was given to the US. Notably: the territories of California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. With this massive increase in land, the US‘s dream of Manifest Destiny of extending from ‘shining seas to shining seas’ could be accomplished. Secondly, due to this massive acquisition of territories from Mexico, some appeared to have economic benefits. For instance, California presented seas ports, suitable for trading cotton and other commercial items, with the Far West (China, India and Japan). California also appeared to be a suitable link between the southern and the northern part of America Furthermore, the westward extension of the US over a vast surface of land made her saved against Britain’ power opposition. Britain was nonetheless, interested in non-colonized territories in America, but could as well appear as a major rival to the US in her course of Manifest Destiny. Since the end of the Mexican-American war, the Mexicans did not forgive the US for a long time. There were enmities between Mexico and the US. This is because due, to the American self-centered idea of Manifest Destiny, took more than 500000 square miles from the Mexican territory. This seceded part of Mexico occurred to be the best part of the country, hence causing more drawbacks in the country’s development. This secession allowed Mexico to be classified among the under-developed countries as she suffered Great War casualties. In addition, the victory and the acquisition of new land by the US brought an atmosphere of patriotism. Victory seemed to fulfill citizens’ belief in their country’s Manifest Destiny. While Ralf Waldo Emerson a Whig rejectedwar “as a mean of achieving America’s destiny” he accepted that “ most of the great results of history are brought about by...