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Unit 5 – Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848–1877
Topic 5.3
What could have been an alternative outcome if Mexico had accepted John Slidell's initial offer to purchase California and New Mexico territories?
The Mexican-American War might have been avoided.
The United States would not have fulfilled its Manifest Destiny.
Texas might not have joined the Union as a slave state.
Slavery would not have expanded into the western territories.
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AP US History - 5.3 The Mexican–American War
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