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ON, MAY 13, 1846, america Congress declared war on Mexico. However the Mexican-American War lasted only 1 . 5 years, its consequences were profound. Mexico lost almost 50 % of its territory to america: Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. Some historians have described the conquest of Mexico City as America's first step toward empire. More ominously, this war first raised the issue of whether slavery should be permitted in the newly acquired territories--an issue that could help speed America toward the Civil War. The United States at War Series is a collection of sound presentations that review the political, economic, and social forces which have erupted in military conflict, and examine how the conflict resolved, or didn't resolve, the forces that caused it.
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