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The land gains in the Southwest meant that the balance of slave and free states would be thrown out of balance as the new territories applied for statehood. Most of the officers who would emerge as the important generals in the Civil War got their practical experience as junior officers in the Mexican War.
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What country occupied Mexico during th American Civil War?
Mexico was occupied by France during the American Civil war.
Would a foreign war with Mexico have prevented the US Civil War?
In fact, the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was one of the reasons to the American Civil War (1861-1865)
What did Mexico's offer of cheap land lead to?
The Texas Revolution, the Mexican-American War and eventually, the American Civil War.
Did America help Mexico in war Puebla?
No. The United States were in the middle of the American Civil War.
What kept the US from challenging the French control of Mexico.?
The American Civil War (1861-1865) qualifies as the main reason preventing the United States from challenging the French control of Mexico.
What or who kept the US from challenging the French control of Mexico?
The American Civil War (1861-1865) prevented any kind of help towards Mexico.
How did the American victory over Mexico contribute to to the civil war?
The war was pushed by pro-slave interests (Polk himself was a pro-slave southerner), renewing the slave question; after the war with Mexico, this conflict planted the seeds of the American Civil War (1861-1865).
What wars have had battles in the state of New Mexico?
The Civil War, The Mexican-American War, and The Lincoln County War
How did the civil war affect American attitudes toward race?
somehow
What or who kept the United States from challenging the French control of Mexico?
The American Civil War (1861-1865) qualifies as the main reason preventing the United States from challenging the French control of Mexico.
What did Mexico do during the Civil War?
Mexico remained neutral during the Civil War. In 1864 before the Civil War was over, Napoleon 3 of France invaded Mexico & set up a puppet empire ruled by Maximilian. After the Civil war in 1867, the Mexicans defeated the French, executed Maximilian, & made Benito Juarez the 1st President of Mexico.
What were the benefits of winning the war with Mexico?
Acquiring new territories and providing experience for the future generals of the American Civil War.
