MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mexico refused to pay US for the land.
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Mexico attacked US soldiers on American soil (which was a lie).
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Americans had killed Mexican soldiers.
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Mexico was tardy to Ms. Hatch’s class.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 9, 1846, Polk began to prepare a war message to Congress, justifying hostilities on the grounds of Mexican refusal to pay U.S. claims and refusal to negotiate with Slidell.
Detailed explanation-2: -On May 12, 1846, the United States Senate voted 40 to 2 to go to war with Mexico. President James K. Polk had accused Mexican troops of having attacked Americans on U.S. soil, north of the Rio Grande.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -On May 11, 1846, Polk presented a special message to Congress announcing that “war exists” between the two countries because the Mexican government has “at last invaded our territory and shed the blood of our fellow-citizens on our own soil."
Detailed explanation-5: -Better Resources. The American government committed plenty of cash to the war effort. The soldiers had good guns and uniforms, enough food, high-quality artillery and horses and just about everything else they needed. The Mexicans, on the other hand, were totally broke during the entire war.