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The Whigs did not believe that the United States could defeat Mexico.
The Whigs did not believe that the United States could defeat Mexico.
The Whigs did not believe the war had popular support in the United States.
The Whigs did not believe the war had popular support in the United States.
The Whigs did not want conquered territory to become slave states.
The Whigs did not want conquered territory to become slave states.
The Whigs did not think the war had support in Congress.
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The most accurate response is:
The Whigs did not want conquered territory to become slave states.
The Whig Party opposed the Mexican-American War primarily due to concerns about the expansion of slavery into new territories that might be acquired as a result of the war. They feared that admitting new slave states would upset the balance of power between free and slave states in Congress.
