1846 ⟶ Wilmot Proviso Fails to Ban Slavery in Western Territories

The Wilmot Proviso unsuccessfully attempts to ban slavery in...
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🗺️ Establishment of the Province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México

The province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México is established in Northern New Spain. The region would later become a territory of Mexico, the New Mexico Territory in the United States, and the US State of New Mexico.⟶
Establishment of the Province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (1598)
ColonizationNew MexicoSpanish EmpireColonialismTerritorial ExpansionAmerican SouthwestIndigenous Peoples
MexicoMexicoUnited StatesUnited States

⚖️ Missouri Compromise Resolved

Missouri Compromise on the slavery issue in U.S.⟶
Missouri Compromise Resolved (1820)
SlaveryPolitical CrisisExpansionismSectionalismLegislative Action
United StatesUnited States

🇺🇸 Texas Annexation by the United States

Texas annexed by the United States and becomes the 28th state.⟶
Texas Annexation by the United States (1845)
United States HistoryManifest DestinyExpansionismTerritorial ExpansionSlaveryMexican-American WarTexas RevolutionStatehood
United StatesUnited States

⚖️ Wilmot Proviso Fails to Ban Slavery in Western Territories

The Wilmot Proviso unsuccessfully attempts to ban slavery in western territories acquired after the Mexican-American War.⟶
SlaveryUnited States HistoryAntebellum EraMexican-American WarTerritorial ExpansionSectionalismPolitical DivisionsWestward Expansion
United StatesUnited StatesMexicoMexico

⚔️ Mexican-American War Begins, Southwestern US Territory Ceded

1846–1848: The Mexican–American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.⟶
Mexican-American War Begins, Southwestern US Territory Ceded (1846)
WarfareTerritorial ExpansionManifest DestinyUnited States HistoryMexican HistoryWestward ExpansionDiplomacyBorder DisputesMilitary Conflict
United StatesUnited StatesMexicoMexico