Later came the Mexican War of Independence with Father Miguel Hidalgo, which lasted from 1810 to 1821. These wars of independence gave people living in the colonies a new lifestyle, where everyone was equal, or at least that is what they were hoping to achieve. ... On the other hand, the Mexican revolution was led by those who had Spanish blood in them but were born in Mexico, called Creoles. ... After all the riots and wars, plantations, agricultural fields, and mines were destroyed. ... When it comes to topics regarding revolutions and wars, historians have to be very careful analyzers to b...

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After the Mexican-American War, in 1848, Texas (a slave state) demanded for territories and the government refused to deliver them. ... California would enter as a free state; New Mexico would be given separate territorial status; Texas would be paid $10.000.000 for ceding its claim to New Mexico, thereby allowing it to pay its debts; and Utah would be given territorial status. (175) But President Clay died in July 9, 1850 and Vice-president Millard Fillmore took measures that delayed the War but also created some differences between northern and southern countries. ... The war was a fact. ....

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Q: Was the Civil War fought over the issue of slavery? ... But in 1848 the Union acquired a huge piece of territory from Mexico. ... It dealt mainly with the question of whether slavery was to be allowed or prohibited in the regions acquired from Mexico as a result of the Mexican War. ... This outraged the North and what was led to the Civil War. ... The only way to avoid the war was to abolish slav...

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The colonization of their new empires by Spaniards and Portuguese transformed the lives of indigenous people in ways unknown to them, destroying their cities and cultures through wars or by epidemic diseases and ruthlessly exploiting the natives as slaves. ... The gold mining in Mexico began in 1490s during early exploration of America. ... Such finds led to the civil war among the residents of certain regions and outsiders who immigrated to the region threatening and overstepping into the lands of residents they considered their own. ... Many natives who resisted the occupation of Spanish die...

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Few leaders surfaced from these wars such as Francois-Dominique Toussaint Louverture. ... During the Spanish American wars of independence, 1808-1833, the term caudillo began being used to describe political leaders. ... Mexico had become a republic and Central America had been divided into independent nations. ... Similarly to those leaders in the Spanish American wars of independence, the Haitian leaders had characteristics that replicate those of caudillos. ... Though, like a caudillo in the Spanish American war, he also had plans to become a more prominent figure to the slaves, his country...

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Most slaves had more success in winning their freedom by escaping north into free states or South into Florida or Mexico. ... This oppression continued up to the Civil War and in some respects continues today. ...

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Unable to read his own letters at the time, he received a letter from a World War II veteran named Harry, who was bound in a wheel chair. ... Baca learned about Mexican history, Aztec poetry, and Mayan religion, which helped to construct a strong connection with his ancestors and strengthen his self-identity. ...

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Most of the population was present in Peru and Mexico, where the majority of silver was produced. ... They were profitable fur traders with the Native American tribes, and militarily, they engaged in several wars with the Iroquois. ...

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