Was There Any Validity to the Charge That the Texas

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Essay

Was there any validity to the charge that the Texas annexation and Mexican War were attempts to expand slavery? Why or why not? What were the political implications for the national debates on the abolition and the expansion of slavery in the United States and its territories following the annexation of Texas and after the American acquisition of the enormous area of land stretching westward from Texas to California and northward to Oregon as a result of the Mexican War?

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