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3 days ago · The American Civil War was the culmination of the struggle between the advocates and opponents of slavery that dated from the founding of the United States. This sectional conflict between Northern states and slaveholding Southern states had been tempered by a series of political compromises, but by the late 1850s the issue of the extension of slavery to the western states had reached a ...
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The Mexican-American War was a conflict between the United...
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5 days ago · The Last Battle of the Civil War by Jeffrey Wm Hunt More than two months after Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865, the New York Times reported a most surprising piece of news. On May 12-13, the last battle of the Civil War had been fought at the southernmost tip of Texas--resulting in a Confederate victory.
- Shannon Pensa
- 2017
1 day ago · The United States and Mexico have a long history of disputes and war. This is primarily due to the territorial disputes and the overall desire of both countries to expand their territories. The takeover of Texas in 1845 further escalated the tension between the two nations as a result Mexico refused to consider Texas an independent.
5 days ago · In conclusion, the Mexican-American War was a pivotal conflict in 19th-century U.S. history, with far-reaching consequences for both the United States and Mexico. By examining the causes, outcomes, and legacies of this war, we gain a deeper understanding of the complex forces at play during this tumultuous period.
2 days ago · At length we can diminish the power of the national Government, so that the people alone shall have the power to declare war…. I would call on Americans, by their love of country, its great ideas, its real grandeur, its hopes, and the memory of its fathers to come and help to save [the] country from infamy and ruin.
4 days ago · "The Journal of the Civil War Era publishes work on issues raised by the sectional crisis, war, Reconstruction, and memory of the country’s signal conflict, while bringing fresh understanding to the struggles that defined the period, and by extension, the course of American history in the nineteenth century." <<
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5 days ago · The Mexican-American War lasted from 1846 until 1848. It grew out of unresolved border disputes between the Republic of Texas and Mexico after the independence of the former during the Texas Revolution of 1836. Texas was admited into the United States on 1845 and as a consequence tension with Mexico increased over the disputed border.
