MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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Mexican soldiers attacked US soldiers
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President Polk was assasinated
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Mexi the dog bit President Polk on the ear
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Much suffer, very pain
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Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. sent troops to the disputed Rio Grande, ignoring Mexican demands to withdraw. Mexico subsequently attacked a group of 80 soldiers on April 25, 1846, a move which Polk used to convince the Congress of the United States to declare war.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -On April 25, 1846, Mexican cavalry attacked a group of U.S. soldiers in the disputed zone under the command of General Zachary Taylor, killing about a dozen. They then laid siege to Fort Texas along the Rio Grande.
Detailed explanation-4: -After independence, continued encroachment on indigenous land rights was the primary cause of conflict.