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The prevalent belief amongst Americans
War broke out with Mexico over land disputes drastically changing the nation
The Civil War has not taken place yet and tensions are high between the North and the South.
The first attempt at deciding what to do with America's newly acquired land from Mexico
Prior to the Ostend Manifesto, the Compromise of 1850 was made between the Northern free states and the Southern slave states to decide what to do with the land from Mexico