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May 7, 2024 · Mexican-American War, war between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It was caused by a territorial dispute stemming from the United States’ annexation of Texas in 1845 and from contention over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River or the Rio Grande.
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, (Feb. 2, 1848), treaty between...
- Causes and Effects
This is a list of the major causes and effects of the...
- Timeline
This timeline describes significant events during the...
- Invasion and War
When war broke out, former Mexican president and general...
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
1 day ago · Effect on the American military in the Civil War. Many of the military leaders on both sides of the American Civil War of 1861–1865 had trained at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and had fought as junior officers in Mexico.
1 day ago · The Economic Divide: Industry vs. Agriculture. One of the most significant underlying causes of the Civil War was the stark economic differences between the North and the South. The Industrial Revolution had transformed the Northern economy, with manufacturing, commerce, and wage labor becoming increasingly important.
May 13, 2024 · On the surface, the war’s outcome seemed like a bonanza for the United States. But the acquisition of so much territory with the issue of slavery unresolved lit the fuse that eventually set off the Civil War in 1861.
May 9, 2024 · Battle of Puebla, (May 5, 1862), battle fought at Puebla, Mexico, between the army of the liberal government headed by Benito Juárez and the French forces sent by Napoleon III to establish a French satellite state in Mexico.
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1 day ago · The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"). The Confederacy had been formed by states that had seceded from the Union. The central conflict leading to the war was the dispute over whether slavery ...
1 day ago · The end of the Mexican-American War in 1848 and the roughly 500,000 square miles (1.3 million square km) of new territory that the United States gained as a result of it
