USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The article “Mexican-American War” states that the war was not as short as President Polk expected. What happened in California when more U.S. troops were sent?
A
Mexico did not send any troops
B
American troops did not want to attack
C
There were more American soldiers than Mexican soldiers
D
Mexican leader, José Antonio Carrillo, swept in with soldiers and won
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which settled the Mexican-American War, the United States gained more than 500, 000 square miles (1, 300, 000 square km) of land, expanding U.S. territory by about one-third.

Detailed explanation-3: -In late April 1846, Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande and killed eleven U.S. soldiers. In response, Polk requested a declaration of war from Congress, arguing that Mexicans had “shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil.” By May 13, 1846, both nations officially were at war.

Detailed explanation-4: -The invasion of Mexico was one of the first U.S. conflicts to spawn a widespread anti-war movement. Political opponents labeled “Mr. Polk’s War” a shameless land grab, while abolitionists viewed it was a scheme to add more slave states to the Union.

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