Which group was most likely to oppose the Mexican-American War?
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Correct answer: New England Whigs and Northern abolitionists
Many Whigs, particularly those in the North, viewed the war as an unconstitutional 'land grab' designed to expand the 'Slave Power.' Abolitionists feared that any land acquired from Mexico would be used to create new slave states.
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