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2005 FRQ. To what extent did the debates about the Mexican War and its aftermath r eflect the sectional interests of (a) New Englanders, (b) Westerners, And (c) Southerners i n the period from 1845 to 1855 ?. 2005 FRQ. To what extent Debates : Reflect sectional interests
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2005 FRQ To what extent did the debates about the Mexican War and its aftermath reflect the sectional interests of (a) New Englanders, (b) Westerners, And (c) Southerners in the period from 1845 to 1855?
2005 FRQ To what extent Debates: Reflect sectional interests (a) New Englanders: (b) Westerners: (c) Southerners: in the period from 1845 to 1855?
Debates over the War with Mexico and its results were perfectly consistent with, and logical conclusions of divisions already witnessed in the US. Our nation’s persistent westward movement in pursuit of new opportunities for the common man, its desire to compromise instead of confronting slavery head-on coupled with an unsettled understanding of the permanent national unity, and the long-standing founding principles of our nation all came into intense conflict after the War with Mexico.