American Civil War 1846-1860

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  • Mexican-American War (1846-1848)

    The Mexican-American War was a conflict between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848. The cause of the war was because both the US and Mexico wanted to claim Texas and its border. The war resulted in the US also securing territories such as modern day California, Arizona, etc. through the Treaty of Guadalupe, which sparked concerns throughout America about which areas would permit or allow slavery, causing a divide between northern and southern territories (McPherson, 47-53).

  • Wilmot Proviso

  • Fugitive Slave Act

  • Compromise of 1850

  • Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

  • Formation of the Republican Party

  • Bleeding Kansas (1854-1859)

  • Dred Scott Decision

  • John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry