MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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to fulfill Manifest Destiny
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to change the borders between Texas and Mexico
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to get congress to declare war on Mexico
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to negotiate price for the Mexican Cession
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Detailed explanation-1: -When the Mexicans fired on American troops in April 25, 1846, Polk had the excuse he needed. He declared, “[Mexico] has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil, ” and sent the order for war to Congress on May 11.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polk revised his war message, then sent it to Congress on May 11 asserting, “Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon America’s soil.” On May 13, Congress declared war, with a vote of 40-2 in the Senate and 174-14 in the House.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polk-signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with the Mexican government. The treaty ended the Mexican War, which began in 1846. Under the terms of the treaty, Mexico agreed to recognize the Rio Grande as the Texas border and ceded California and New Mexico to the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -To bring pressure, Polk sent Gen. Zachary Taylor to the disputed area on the Rio Grande. To Mexican troops this was aggression, and they attacked Taylor’s forces. Congress declared war and, despite much Northern opposition, supported the military operations.