MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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American Settlers moving into Nebraska
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Set up Ft. Texas in an area both Mexico and the U.S. claimed to own
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President Polk sent a letter explaining Manifest Destiny
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Sent troops to Mexico’s capitol
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Detailed explanation-1: -It stemmed from the annexation of the Republic of Texas by the U.S. in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River (the Mexican claim) or the Rio Grande (the U.S. claim).
Detailed explanation-2: -The immediate cause of the Mexican-American War was a disputed boundary between the United States and Texas on the Nueces Strip. Mexico did not recognize Texas as legitimate American territory and Texas admission to the United States antagonized Mexican officials and citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In the end, Texas was admitted to the United States a slave state. The annexation of Texas contributed to the coming of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). The conflict started, in part, over a disagreement about which river was Mexico’s true northern border: the Nueces or the Rio Grande.
Detailed explanation-5: -NARRATOR: The Mexican-American War lasted less than two years, but its consequences impacted the course of the United States during the 1800s. The war stemmed largely from the U.S. desire to extend its borders and ultimately helped push the country closer to civil war.