MAP 27.2Abolition in the AmericasThe process of abolition in the Americas was gradual and varied across regions. In some areas, such as Mexico and parts of New England, slavery was abolished soon after independence, while in the U.S. South it lasted until the end of the Civil War. In Texas, slavery was abolished by the Mexican government, but when Texas became part of the United States, slavery was legally reinstated. In British territories, slavery was abolished in 1834. Across Latin America the abolition of slavery was hastened by civil wars that mobilized slaves as combatants. The last country to abolish slavery, Brazil, did so only in 1888.> MAPPING THE PASTANALYZING THE MAP: How did the United States resemble Latin America in its patterns of abolition?CONNECTIONS: Why did some countries abolish slavery earlier, and why did others do so much later?