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The Mexican-American War caused an internal dispute in the United States government over slavery. The Northerners did not want slavery to spread into the new territories if they were annexed into the United States, while the Southerners wanted the territories to have the right to decide.
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Did the Mexican war spread slavery?
yes
What was caused by the Mexican American war?
Increased tension in the US over the issue of slavery.
What were the central aspects of sectionalism and the slavery debate from the Mexican war to the US Civil War?
The Mexican-War reignited the slavery question, as many of the acquired lands from Mexico became pro-slavery states territories. For example, Texas and New Mexico became pro-slavery while California and Utah didn't. Ultimately, this led to the American Civil War.
What was an impact of the Mexican- American war?
The acquisition of the whole states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, as well as parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas.Renewing the slavery issue on gained territories.Ultimately, the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Is it true that the revolutionary war ended slavery in the US?
No, there was another war, The Civil War, over that issue.
What effect did the did the Mexican war have on the issue of slavery?
The Mexican-American War caused an internal dispute in the United States government over slavery. The Northerners did not want slavery to spread into the new territories if they were annexed into the United States, while the Southerners wanted the territories to have the right to decide.
What did the Mexican American war cause?
Increased tension in the US over the issue of slavery.
What political issue was behind the question of the expansion of slavery after the Mexican war?
Compromise Act of 1850
What political issue was behind the question of the expansion of slavery after Mexican war?
The political issue behind the question of expanding slavery after the Mexican-American War was whether the newly acquired territories would be free or slave states. This debate ultimately led to the Compromise of 1850, which temporarily resolved the issue by allowing some territories to decide on the issue of slavery through popular sovereignty.
What role did the issue of slavery play in the election of 1848?
The Whigs had to temper their opinions on the Mexican-American War since their candidate, Zachary Taylor, was a war hero. They took on the issue of slavery instead and turned it into the hot button topic of the election.
What effect did the civil war have on the United States and explain?
It ended slavery in the U.S. This happened because the Union, trying to end slavery, won the war. If there was no Civil war, then slavery would still be an issue in modern times.
It will be like the man who swallows arsenic Mexico will poison the us?
Emerson is referring to the possible consequences of the Mexican War. Emerson believed that acquiring the Mexican territories would split the nation further on the issue of slavery. According to the Northwest land ordinance, slavery was not to exist in territories. However, the acquisition of the Mexican territories reopened this issue and is considered as one of the main events that lead to the civil war.
Did the Mexican war spread slavery?
yes
What was caused by the Mexican American war?
Increased tension in the US over the issue of slavery.
What war resolved the issue of slavery?
civil war
When did slavery become an issue The start of the war middle or the end.?
slavery became an issue many years before the civil war.
What was the effect of the overwhelming American military victory over Mexico?
The Mexican Cession, the renewal of the slavery question and ultimately, the American Civil War.
