what effects did the mex-american war and the cali-goldrush have on the groth of the united states?

Answer 1

Both led people from the east coast to move to the west.

Just look at the population in those areas now, its huge, and that's because of those events.

Also, we wouldn't even have some of that territory if it wasn't for that war.

Answer 2

They both had many effects. I'l give you some history. Since the US was founded, slavery was a topic on which the nation was split. The Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) set a specific line which allowed slavery to the south, and banned it to the north. With the rapid territorial expansion from 1820-1855, the issue of slavery in the territories was paramount. After the Mexican-American War, the United States gained millions or acres of land from Mexico, from Texas all the way to California to Montana. The big question was, "Will we allow slavery in these territories?" According to the Northwest Ordinance, slavery didn't have to be decided until a territory applied for statehood, which required a specific population. When the goldrush began, western territories became populated much more quickly, and the issue of slavery came quickly to the forefront. When the Supreme Court struck down the Compromise of 1820 via the Dred Scott case, how to decide the fate of the territories became a hot issue. This issue, which was fiercely geographical, ultimately brought on the Civil War much earlier than it may have been.

Answer 3

The war with mexico had a very evident effect: more than half of the territory of Mexico was annexed to the United States. The US intervention concluded with the Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty of 1848 which established US control over
California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah and part of Colorado, New México and Wyoming. As "compensation" for damages suffered by Mexico during the interventio, the UD government agreed to pay 15 millon dollars . The treaty established the Río Bravo del Norte or Río Grande as the dividing line between Texas and Mexico;