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How did the war with Mexico and the Gold Rush affect the slavery issue in the US?
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A sectional fight over the state of California began once it was admitted as a free state in 1850. Southerners attempted to split the state and make part of the state a slave state. The state had transplanted southerners , who served as state senators in California working from the inside to accomplish this. If successful, this would have pushed forward the plans of Jefferson Davis, then Pierce's Secretary of War, to build a transcontinental railroad that would route through southern states. These actions continued to fuel the battle between free and slave states and pave the way toward the American Civil War.
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What was Cortes searching for when he found part of present day Mexico?
Gold and valuables! such as silver and slavery
How did the California gold rush affect slavery?
The gold rush did not effect slavery because it had all ready been agreed by congress that pass the Mason-Dixon line there wouldn't be slavery. CA came in as a free state in 1850. At that point the civil war was only 10 years away.
Why did the expansion of slavery become such a divisive political issue in the 1840's?
The driving event was the westward expansion of U.S. territory, esp. in connection with the Mexican War (the product of the annexation of Texas). How the territories were to be organized - whether open to slavery or not - became a burning issue. The territorial issue was intensified at the end of the decade, by California's growth (aided immensely by the Gold Rush) and the issue of building a transcontinental railroad through the territories to link east & west.
How did gold panning affect the gold rush?
It didn't affect it.
Where does Mexico plays in the 2011 gold cup?
Mexico
Why was Hernando Cortes sent to Mexico?
Hernando Cortes Was Sent To Mexico to Find Gold In The Land Of Aztecs.
Can you export gold out of Mexico?
No
What does Mexico means in a gold ring?
That it's manufactured in Mexico.
How many gold medals did Mexico get?
At this current Olympics, Mexico currently has one gold medal, which was earned by the Mexican football team. At the 2008 Olympics, Mexico earned two gold medals, both in the sport of taekwondo. In all of the Olympics, winter or summer, Mexico has earned twelve gold medals.
What is gold for Mexico?
I t is a nice and shiny metal, with an intrinsic value. The name for gold in Mexico is oro (from Latin aurum).
Does Mexico mine for gold and silver?
Yes. Mexico is the largest miner of silver, and 8th largest miner of gold in the world.
Was gold mining illegal in Mexico?
No. Actually, for hundreds of years Mexico has been one of the largest producers of gold in the world.
