USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Democrats, especially those in the Southwest, strongly favoured the Mexican-American War. Most Whigs, however, viewed the war as conscienceless land grabbing, and the Whig-controlled House voted 85 to 81 to censure Democratic Pres. James K. Polk for having “unnecessarily and unconstitutionally” initiated the war.

Detailed explanation-2: -Not only did Robert E. Lee serve in the Mexican-American War, he seemingly almost won it single-handedly. The highly capable Lee became one of General Winfield Scott’s most trusted junior officers.

Detailed explanation-3: -On the battlefield, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Stonewall Jackson were among those who served in the war against Mexico who would later gain prominence in the American Civil War.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the Intervención estadounidense en México (United States intervention in Mexico), was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848.

Detailed explanation-5: -These leaders included Robert E. Lee, George Pickett, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant, and George Meade.