MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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America
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Mexico
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Spain
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England
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 13, 1846, the United States Congress declared war on Mexico after a request from President James K. Polk. Then, on May 26, 1848, both sides ratified the peace treaty that ended the conflict.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States Army won a grand victory. Although suffering 13, 000 killed, the military won every engagement of the war. Mexico was stripped of half of its territory and was not consoled by the monetary settlement.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mexican War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de México, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico’s independence from Spain.
Detailed explanation-4: -At that time, only about 75, 000 Mexican citizens lived north of the Rio Grande. As a result, U.S. forces led by Col. Stephen Watts Kearny and Commodore Robert Field Stockton were able to conquer those lands with minimal resistance.