MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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What river did Texas and President Polk regard as the Texas-Mexico border?
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Nueces River
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Mississippi River
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St. Johns River
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Rio Grande River
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -But when Texas moved its militia into disputed territory west of the Nueces River, thereby staking a claim to the Rio Grande as its southern border, Mexico responded by breaking off diplomatic relations with the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -After nearly two years of fighting, peace was established by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848. The Rio Grande was made the southern boundary of Texas, and California and New Mexico were ceded to the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Texas claimed the Rio Grande as its southern border. Mexico said the Nueces River, to the north, should be the border.
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