What if Mexico had been annexed into the United States during Mexican War? We have to take these presupositions for granted:
1) México was far less populated. One of the main reasons which United States took on consideration was the huge amount of Mexican people. Let's say that instead of 7.5 million people who inhabited Mexico there are just 4.1. The US had 23 million at the time, so I bet the difference is quite noticeable. That would make easier the process of assimilation, nevertheless it wouldn't have been easy.
2) Manifest Destiny was far more popular than it really was. This would suppose that All-Mexico had a wider impact.
3) Nicholas Trist was not send to the US. Instead Polk sent someone more greedy about new lands.
My main question is: how many states would have came into consideration?, how would it look like today? and if it is feasible at some point to they won independence (as the Philippines) or instead they just get more integrated politically and economically?
1) México was far less populated. One of the main reasons which United States took on consideration was the huge amount of Mexican people. Let's say that instead of 7.5 million people who inhabited Mexico there are just 4.1. The US had 23 million at the time, so I bet the difference is quite noticeable. That would make easier the process of assimilation, nevertheless it wouldn't have been easy.
2) Manifest Destiny was far more popular than it really was. This would suppose that All-Mexico had a wider impact.
3) Nicholas Trist was not send to the US. Instead Polk sent someone more greedy about new lands.
My main question is: how many states would have came into consideration?, how would it look like today? and if it is feasible at some point to they won independence (as the Philippines) or instead they just get more integrated politically and economically?