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Chapter 14: From Compromise to Secession Background At this time, the Mexican American War had just ended and the US had an equal number of free and slave states. The war ended in 1848. If you remember right, the Mexican American War left America with, through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Mexican Cession), the former Mexican provinces of California and Mexico. Mexico would also, in subsequence of the treaty, recognize the Rio Grande as the Southern Border of Mexico. In return, the US would pay Mexico 15 million and assume claims of Mexican citizens against Americans. The vast territory acquired from this war threatened to upset the balance of free states and slave states. II. Finding a Compromise A. The Doctrine of Free Soil:
