Which of the following statements explains one of the reasons Thoreau opposed the Mexican-American War?

Thoreau opposed the Mexican-American War because he saw it as an unjust war that would expand U.S. territory for slavery. He believed the war was fought to add more slave states, which matches choice B. The loss of citizens’ lives could be a consequence of war, but the opposition most closely tied to Thoreau’s position was opposition to slavery’s expansion.

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