SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
SOUTHERN SECESSION
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The United States received California.
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More American soldiers died in battle than from disease.
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The United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million.
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The United States received New Mexico.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Consequences of the Mexican-American War Historians estimate that 25, 000 Mexican soldiers died, as well as 15, 000 American soldiers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Including civilians killed by violence, military deaths from disease and accidental deaths, the Mexican death toll may have reached 25, 000 and the American death toll exceeded 13, 283.
Detailed explanation-3: -A significant percentage of these deaths were due to sickness and disease. Whereas 1, 548 U.S. army deaths were combat-related, almost ten times that number, 10, 970, fell to illness during the course of the war.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which statements best describe effects of the Mexican-American War? The United States gained new territories and key ports from Mexico.