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Religion
Before the U.S.-Mexican War
began, the United States was
made up of primarily
Protestant-based religions,
while most of Mexico’s
population practiced Roman
Catholicism. Americans
mistakenly believed that the
entire country was Catholic.
Anti-Catholic sentiment
began growing in the U.S. in
the 1830s following an
increase in Catholic
immigrants. Americans’
perceptions of the Catholic
Church often exacerbated
cultural differences between
the two countries during the
war. |
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This print
from early
in the war
entitled The
Mexican
Rulers
Migrating
from
Matamoras
with their
Treasures
depicts
Catholic
clergy with
their
mistresses
fleeing with
loot that
mainly seems
to consist
of alcoholic
beverages. |
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