USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Texas’ debt and the concern about the spread of slavery to new territories were two main reasons for the ____
A
Mexican-American War
B
Compromise of 1850
C
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
D
Stafford Act
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Compromise of 1850 was a series of measures passed by the U.S. Congress in an effort to settle regional disagreements over the state of American slavery. The conflict involved the admission of new states and territories to the U.S.-and, more specifically, whether they would be admitted as “free” or “slave” states.

Detailed explanation-2: -In both cases the issue of slavery deadlocked Congress, and in both cases the deadlocks were broken by political compromises. In the case of the Louisiana Purchase, the result was the so-called Missouri Compromise of 1820. In the case of the Mexican Cession, the result was the so-called Compromise of 1850 .

Detailed explanation-3: -As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah.

Detailed explanation-4: -The compromise set Texas’ modern-day border and ceded its western and northernmost territory to the U.S. in exchange for $10 million. Austin, TX, November 25, 2021-This Thanksgiving marks the 171st anniversary of the compromise that shaped the boundary between Texas and its neighbor, New Mexico.

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