MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Proponent
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Opponent
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Annotation: Elected as a Whig to Congress in 1846, Abraham Lincoln gained notoriety when he lashed out against the Mexican War, calling it immoral, proslavery, and a threat to the nation’s republican values.
Detailed explanation-2: -Benito Juárez, sometimes called the “Abraham Lincoln of Mexico, ” was the president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872. Seen as a symbol of Mexican nationalism, he saw his country through both a civil war and a French invasion, ultimately maintaining democracy and national sovereignty.
Detailed explanation-3: -On the battlefield, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Stonewall Jackson were among those who served in the war against Mexico who would later gain prominence in the American Civil War.