MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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They wanted the U.S. and Mexico to leave them alone
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They wanted the U.S. to annex them in order to become a state
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They wanted to take over lands east of the Mississippi
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Texas formally joined the union on February 19, 1846. Following the annexation, relations between the United States and Mexico deteriorated because of an unresolved dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico, and the Mexican–American War broke out only a few months later.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under the terms of the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States approximately 525, 000 square miles (55% of its prewar territory) in exchange for a $15 million lump sum payment, and the assumption by the U.S. Government of up to $3.25 million worth of debts owed by Mexico to U.S. citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although Mexico’s war of independence pushed out Spain in 1821, Texas did not remain a Mexican possession for long. It became its own country, called the Republic of Texas, from 1836 until it agreed to join the United States in 1845.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mexico refused to recognize the Republic of Texas, and intermittent conflicts between the two countries continued into the 1840s. The annexation of Texas as the 28th state of the United States, in 1845, led directly to the Mexican–American War.