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Years before the Civil War began, another dark conflict threatened to shatter the Union. It was December 1849. The U.S.-Mexican War had just ended, doubling the size of the country. A grave problem emerged: whether slavery should be admitted into the newWaugh, John C. is the author of 'On the Brink of Civil War The Compromise of 1850 and How It Changed the Course of American History', published 2003 under ISBN 9780842029452 and ISBN 0842029451.
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