MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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Mexico was angry over the annexation of Texas.
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Mexico refused to speak with Slidell until U.S. troops left Texas.
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Mexico refused to speak to Slidell until U.S. troops left California.
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Mexico was angry over the Bear Flag Republic in California.
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Detailed explanation-1: -John Slidell, a Democratic congressman from Louisiana, was sent to Mexico by President James K. Polk in November 1845 to secure a boundary adjustment between the United States and Mexico. Polk authorized Slidell to offer Mexico up to $50 million for its vast northern territories.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mission failed when the Mexican government refused to accept his credentials. The United States declared war on Mexico on May 13, 1846, and Slidell returned in January 1847 and resigned.
Detailed explanation-3: -He sat in the U.S. Congress from 1843 to 1845. In 1845 he was sent to Mexico by President James K. Polk to secure territorial concessions and at the same time to avert the approaching war with that country. Though he was not received officially by the Mexican government, he remained as an observer until the eve of war.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.