MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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JUST DO IT!
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A dispute on trade
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A dispute on religion
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JUST DON’T
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mexico considered the annexation of Texas as an act of war. After a series of border skirmishes, President Polk asked Congress for the war declaration because, under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, only Congress could declare war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mexico also feared a domino effect-that giving up Texas would lead to the loss of their other northern territories. Many Mexicans also distrusted the other powers involved in the Texas dispute.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the treaty, Mexico also recognized the U.S. annexation of Texas, and agreed to sell California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande for $15 million plus the assumption of certain damage claims.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the case of the Texas Revolution, Mexicans have their own view of events. From their perspective it was an insurrection based on laws over slavery and imperial expansion. The battle to liberate Texas from Mexican rule in the mid 1830s is known as a revolutionary act to many Americans.