In return for the bond purchaser's money, the issuer provides the bond, which is nothing more than a promise to pay a specified rate of interest during the life of the bond and to repay the face value (sometimes called the par value) of the bond after a certain date (i.e.,when it matures).
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: The Mexican-American War is viewed by many historians as a major cause of the Civil War because the disposition of the territory that was gained from Mexico became a major area of conflict between the North and the South due to the issue of slavery.
The war, which began in 1846 and lasted for 2 years, was settled via the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which led to Mexico giving up even more of its land to the US, including California. Mexico further transferred some of its territories (southern Arizona and New Mexico) to the U.S. via the Gadsden Purchase in 1854.