The outcome of the mexican war highlighted and intensified what growing tension in the united states that continued to be unresolved?

the correct answer is sectionalism.

the mexican-american war resulted in the united states gaining a significant amount of territory. this includes modern day california, utah, new mexico, arizona, etc.

the only problem with gaining this land was deciding whether or not slavery was going to exist in these new territories. this is outcome of the mexican-american war resulted in growing tension in the us. many northerners did not want slavery in the new territories while many of the southerners did want slavery to be legal. this unresolved issue of slavery and its extension in the us would spark the civil war.

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