MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Spain and Great Britian
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France and Spain
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Mexico and France
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Mexico and Great Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -The leadership of both major U.S. political parties, the Democrats and the Whigs, opposed the introduction of Texas, a vast slave-holding region, into the volatile political climate of the pro-and anti-slavery sectional controversies in Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Texas Revolution (October 2, 1835 – April 21, 1836) was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos (Hispanic Texans) in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -Among those opposed to the war with Mexico was the newly elected congressman Abraham Lincoln. Author Henry David Thoreau refused to pay taxes that would support the war and was subsequently jailed, where he wrote his essay Civil Disobedience.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mexico refused to acknowledge Texas independence. The Mexicans maintained that Texas was still a state in rebellion against its rightful government.