MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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The end of Mexican resistance to U.S. westward expansion
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a barrier to the U.S. dream of Manifest Destiny
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the river’s pollution from U.S. industries
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an increase of land area for Texas and the U.S
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Detailed explanation-1: -Texas claimed the Rio Grande as its southern border. Mexico said the Nueces River, to the north, should be the border.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mexico claimed that the boundary was the Nueces River, which is 100 miles (160 kilometers) eastward. Many Americans had by that time adopted an idea known as Manifest Destiny, the belief that the country was “destined” to stretch westward to the Pacific Ocean and beyond.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mexico did not recognize Texas as legitimate American territory and Texas admission to the United States antagonized Mexican officials and citizens. Rather than ameliorate this problem, President Polk intentionally worked to aggravate Mexico and provoke a war.
Detailed explanation-4: -Upon the conclusion of the TEXAS REVOLUTION, the Republic of Texas contended that the Rio Grande marked its border with Mexico, while Mexico argued that the Nueces River was the boundary. Consequently, both countries laid claim to the area between the two rivers, known as the Nueces Strip.