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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 transferred 55% of Mexican territory to the U.S., and ignited a fierce debate over slavery in these new lands.
A&E Television
History.com: Slavery in America
Video looks at the history of slavery in America including how it started, the impact that the invention of the cotton gin had on slavery, abolition, the slavery debate as the nation expanded westward, the Civil War, and the aftermath of...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Framers and Slavery
The issue of slavery at the Philadelphia Convention was discussed.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: The Debate Over Slavery
Examines the debate over whether the Constitution was a pro-slavery or an anti-slavery document.
Other
Causes of the Civil War Part 1
Traces the earlier causes of the Civil War, including the different economies of the North and the South, the issue of slavery, the migration of freed blacks to the North, slave rebellions, the abolitionist movement, and the Underground...