MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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The United States helped the citizens of Texas get their independence from Mexico.
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Mexico and the U.S. could not agree on the borders of Texas after it was annexed by the U.S.
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Mexicans were offended by an American attempt to annex California, Oregon, and Florida.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).
Detailed explanation-2: -They opposed annexation of any of Mexico below the Rio Grande because they did not want to extend American citizenship to Mexicans.
Detailed explanation-3: -The immediate cause of the Mexican-American War was a disputed boundary between the United States and Texas on the Nueces Strip. Mexico did not recognize Texas as legitimate American territory and Texas admission to the United States antagonized Mexican officials and citizens.
Detailed explanation-4: -Following Texas’ successful war of independence against Mexico in 1836, President Martin van Buren refrained from annexing Texas after the Mexicans threatened war.
Detailed explanation-5: -The United States was unjustified in going into war with Mexico because President James K. Polk provoked it, the robbery of land, and the slavery expansion.