MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE WILMOT PROVISO
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The south
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The North
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Texas
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The major engagements of the Mexican-American War The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) was fought from California to Mexico City and many points in between. There were several main engagements: the American army won all of them.
Detailed explanation-2: -In July 1845, Polk sent General Zachary Taylor to Texas, and by October, Taylor commanded 3, 500 Americans on the Nueces River, ready to take by force the disputed land.
Detailed explanation-3: -By its terms, Mexico ceded 55 percent of its territory, including the present-day states California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, most of Arizona and Colorado, and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming.
Detailed explanation-4: -The immediate cause of the Mexican-American War was a disputed boundary between the United States and Texas on the Nueces Strip. Mexico did not recognize Texas as legitimate American territory and Texas admission to the United States antagonized Mexican officials and citizens.