MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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Mexico wanted their Lucas back
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Mr Zoellers majestic beard
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Mexico kept invading america
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Mexico opened fire on america
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mexico claimed the Nueces River as its northeastern border, while the U.S. claimed the Rio Grande River, and the day that both troops met at the Rio Grande and the Mexican army opened fire, on April 25, 1846, the Mexican American War began.
Detailed explanation-2: -President James K. 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-3: -Polk grew frustrated. Determined to acquire the land, he sent American troops to Texas in January of 1846 to provoke the Mexicans into war. When the Mexicans fired on American troops in April 25, 1846, Polk had the excuse he needed.