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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Zachary Taylor
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George Patton
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Winfield Scott
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the Mexican-American War, U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott enter Mexico City and raise the American flag over the Hall of Montezuma, concluding a devastating advance that began with an amphibious landing at Vera Cruz six months earlier.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the capture of Mexico City by General Winfield Scott on September 14, 1847, the fighting subsided.
Detailed explanation-3: -General Zachary Taylor and General Winfield Scott were the two great heroes of the Mexican-American War and served as Grant’s and Lee’s mentors respectively.
Detailed explanation-4: -Scott was the Whig Party’s presidential nominee in the 1852 election, but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce.
Detailed explanation-5: -Winfield Scott was a hero of the Mexican War (1846–1848), the last Whig Party candidate for U.S. president, and commanding general of the United States Army at the start of the American Civil War (1861–1865).