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Union victory also ensured continuing support for the international abolishment of racial slavery.
As the Confederacy collapsed, U.S. leaders were able to shift resources to resisting French intervention in Mexico and to deploy troops along the Texas-Mexico border. U.S. pressure, combined with Mexican resentment and military success against [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1595341838/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1595341838&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=e0dff10dc69d4abe60632a7994abeb5a Emperor Maximilian ] ultimately compelled French Emperor Napoleon III to end his imperial venture in Mexico.
====The Alabama Claims====
