MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Reasons to Remain a Republic
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Issues Delaying U.S. Annexation of Texas
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Effects of the Mexican War
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Results of the Revolution
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Detailed explanation-1: -The act was a questionable one. Many Northerners believed that Polk, a Southerner, was trying to gain land for the slaveholding South. Other Americans simply thought it was wrong to use war to take land from Mexico.
Detailed explanation-2: -The immediate cause of the Mexican-American War was a disputed boundary between the United States and Texas on the Nueces Strip. Mexico did not recognize Texas as legitimate American territory and Texas admission to the United States antagonized Mexican officials and citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Polk’s decision to declare war on Mexico. On May 11, 1846, President James K. Polk sent a special message to Congress asking for a declaration of war against Mexico.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 was a combination of Mexican unwillingness to recognize Texas independence, the desire of Texans for statehood, and American desire for westward expansion.