In 1846, President Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to move his troops across the Nueces River to the Rio Grande.In May 1846, American and Mexican soldiers clashed in a small battle at ....., just north of the Rio Grande River.

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In 1846, President Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to move his troops across the Nueces River to the Rio Grande.In May 1846, American and Mexican soldiers clashed in a small battle at ____, just north of the Rio Grande River.

A	Brownsville
B	McAllen
C	Laredo
D	Sharyland

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -In July of 1845, Polk sent an army led by General Zachary Taylor to Corpus Christi, on the banks of the Nueces River. Troops were officially dispatched to help defend Texas from a potential Mexican attack on Texas.

Detailed explanation-2: -President James K. Polk had accused Mexican troops of having attacked Americans on U.S. soil, north of the Rio Grande. But Mexico claimed this land as its own territory and accused the American military of having invaded.

Detailed explanation-3: -In January 1846, fearing the Mexicans would respond to U.S. annexation by asserting control over disputed territory in southwestern Texas, President James K. Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to move a force into Texas to defend the Rio Grande border.

Detailed explanation-4: -On January 13, 1846, more than 3, 500 troops commanded by General Zachary Taylor (National Archives Identifier: 527669) moved south under President Polk’s order, from Corpus Christi on the Nueces River to a location on the north bank of the Rio Grande.

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