MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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the U.S. should stretch all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
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the Oregon Territory should be open to slavery.
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the U.S. was taking their land, because they still claimed Texas.
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the Louisiana Purchase was illegal.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Under the treaty, Mexico also recognized the U.S. annexation of Texas, and agreed to sell California and the rest of its territory north of the Rio Grande for $15 million plus the assumption of certain damage claims.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polk and others saw the acquisition of Texas, California, Oregon, and other territories as part of the nation’s Manifest Destiny to spread democracy over the continent. The U.S. also tried to buy Texas and what was called “Mexican California” from Mexico, which was seen as an insult by Mexico, before war broke out.
Detailed explanation-3: -While Mexico did not follow through with its threat to declare war if the United States annexed Texas, relations between the two nations remained tense due to Mexico’s disputed border with Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gadsden’s Purchase provided the land necessary for a southern transcontinental railroad and attempted to resolve conflicts that lingered after the Mexican-American War.