MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
Question
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Mexico won the war.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The United States Army won a grand victory. Although suffering 13, 000 killed, the military won every engagement of the war. Mexico was stripped of half of its territory and was not consoled by the monetary settlement.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alternatively known as, The Mexican War, Mexican Independence, or Mexican Cessation. The United States was unjustified in going into war with Mexico because President James K. Polk provoked it, the robbery of land, and the slavery expansion.
Detailed explanation-3: -This played out most desperately for Mexico at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847. Despite having nearly three times as many troops, Mexico was defeated.
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