MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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They believed American soldiers had been killed by Mexican soldiers on American soil.
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They believed American soldiers instigated a Mexican attack by going into disputed territory.
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They believed a war with Mexico was an attempt to ban the spread of slavery.
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They did not want to have access to the Pacific Ocean.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Northern Whigs feared that war with Mexico would result in the United States gaining new territories in the southwest, which would encourage the expansion of slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -It followed the 1845 American annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered its territory. Mexico refused to recognize the Treaties of Velasco, because they were signed by President Antonio López de Santa Anna while he was captured by the Texas Army during the 1836 Texas Revolution.