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Mexican-American War Territory
The Mexican-American War took place between 1846-1848. Throughout this period, the
two countries recorded tremendous historical impacts. For instance, the United States of America
captured a considerable territory from Mexico. Moreover, the two nations saw a massive loss of
lives, with America losing 5,800 civilians and 11,000 soldiers. The gained region during this war
was a catalyst that led to the Civil War. The acquired land became a significant site that hosted
Upper California and provided huge gold rush in 1849. As a result, people were forcefully driven
into these sites to mine gold. This reopened slavery in the territory leading to national politics,
sectional controversies, and the emergence of conflicts between the north and the south. The two
regions pushed further apart and led to the civil war. The northerners who were partial to free labor
began to fight the southerners who were seeking for expansion of slavery.
In August 1846, David Wilmot introduced a series of stipulations that sought to prohibit
slavery. Nonetheless, the southerners were not happy with this declaration as they argued that the
proviso was a conspiracy against their interests. Compromises were enacted to serve as solutions
to the wavering states between these regions. Compromise of 1850 was adopted to end slavery.
However, there were series of conflicts because the northerners were not willing to return the
slaves who were in their custody. The compromise also included guidelines to adopt California as
a free state and create Utah and New Mexican territories. Moreover, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was
