USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

MANIFEST DESTINY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which river did Mexico wish to be the boundary between them and the United States?
A
Rio Grande River
B
Nueces River
C
Mississippi River
D
Red River
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Texas claimed the Rio Grande as its southern border. Mexico said the Nueces River, to the north, should be the border. The dispute simmered until Dec. 29, 1845, when the U.S. annexed the Lone Star State, and sent troops to the Rio Grande a month later.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Rio Grande is the fifth longest river in the United States and among the top twenty in the world. It extends from the San Juan Mountains of Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico (1, 901 miles) and forms a 1, 255 mile segment of the border between the United States and Mexico.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Mexico–United States border stretches from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Gulf of Mexico in the east. Border states include the Mexican states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. U.S. states along the border are California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lasting from 1846-1848, the Mexican-American War ended in the Mexico-U.S. border being set at the Rio Grande and the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Detailed explanation-5: -Upon the conclusion of the TEXAS REVOLUTION, the Republic of Texas contended that the Rio Grande marked its border with Mexico, while Mexico argued that the Nueces River was the boundary. Consequently, both countries laid claim to the area between the two rivers, known as the Nueces Strip.

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