MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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What is the most likely reason many Americans supported Polk’s war against Mexico?
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They believed the U.S. was being too greedy.
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They believed it was the country’s right to claim new land.
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They liked President Polk.
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They were still angry with Great Britain about the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -What is the most likely reason many Americans supported Polk’s war against Mexico? They believed it was the country’s right to claim new land.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed southern border of Texas.
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.
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