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Civil War Dbq

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The Civil War was a result of one main topic, which was slavery. Slavery was a largely controversial issue that was considered by different people in many different ways. When the government seemed to take little action, some people decided to take their own actions, leading to further conflict. Many events led up to the war itself, however, including new territorial issues, the Compromise of 1850, and Lincoln's won election. The Mexican government was angered when Texas was admitted into the Union in 1845. The two countries disputed over the boundary between Texas and Mexico, which led to the Mexican war. The Wilmot Proposal stated that any lands the U.S. acquired from Mexico would ban slavery. Southerners disagreed with this proposal, and

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