You're absolutely right about the tight connection between the border and the US Civil War.

…when it came to the signing of the Treaty of Hidalgo, which distinguished US land from Mexico land. Then the Civil War began shortly after the signing of this treaty. The history of the Civil War was in a close time period to the beginning lines of definition between US and Mexico.
Formation of Early Borders
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Brandon Morgan
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Feb 6, 2024
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You're absolutely right about the tight connection between the border and the US Civil War. How did the terms set by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo exacerbate the conflict between North and South over slavery?
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Written by Brandon Morgan128 Followers
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Associate Dean, History Instructor, & researcher of the Borderlands, U.S. West, & Modern Mexico. I just published a book about violence and the rural border.
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