may 11, 1848 - Mexican American War
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The Mexican American war was a war between the military unprepared Mexico and the expansionist America. The US claimed modern day California, Utah , Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. This event creation sectionalism in how it it was adding more states into the union and offsetting the balance.
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Antebellum America and Sectionalism
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