Lewis' free soil, slavery, and territorial map of the United States

The war with Mexico changed the country’s contours. Following the war, a major concern was the status of these newly acquired lands – would they be slave or free? And what rights of citizenship would their residents receive? While state boundaries are not shown on the map itse...

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1848
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06_01_006529
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New York
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John Lewis
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