Title: In what way did the Mexican-American War lead to the Civil War? - Quora
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In what way did the Mexican-American War lead to the Civil War?
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Richard Hurley
, Student of US history since I subscribed to American Heritage Mag in 1964
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Originally Answered: In what way did Mexican American war lead to civil war? The demographics of immigration meant that the North was pulling steadily ahead of the South in the House of Representatives by the time of the Mexican-American War. This alarmed the slave-holding states and made them more determined than ever to maintain a “balance” in the US Senate. When gold was discovered in California, a quarter of a million people poured into the what is now the state in just three years. The result was complete chaos, which the U.S. military government was unable to deal with. ( Soldiers and sailors deserted en masse to prospect for gold.) The last military governor knew
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The demographics of immigration meant that the North was pulling steadily ahead of the South in the House of Representatives by the time of the Mexican-American War. This alarmed the slave-holding states and made them more determined than ever to maintain a “balance” in the US Senate. When gold was discovered in California, a quarter of a million people poured into the what is now the state in just three years.