Mexican American War 2 Truths and a Lie

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• James K. Polk won the 1844 election because he was the "dark horse" in the race

• James K. Polk won the 1844 election because he was the "red horse" in the race

• James K. Polk won the 1844 election because he was the democrat in the race.

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• James K. Polk was a slave owner.

• James K. Polk was a cotton farmer.

• James K. Polk was an alabamian.

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• Martin Van Buren annexed Texas.

• James K. Polk gets the credit for annexing Texas.

• John Tyler annexed Texas.

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• A War will give the USA land around California.

• Congress will give the USA land around California.

• A treaty will give the USA land around Oregon.

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• We immediately started a war with Mexico.

• We tried to buy the land from Mexico before having war.

• We will claim that Mexico fired 1st to go to war.

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• John O. Sullivan coined the phrase manifest destiny

• Tyler will achieve manifest destiny in 1 term.

• Polk will achieve manifest destiny in 1 term

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• 60,000 men will enlist to fight in the Mexican American War.

• A majority of Americans will support the Mexican American War.

• The Mexican American War will be fought on 1 front.

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• William Patton & Dwight Eisenhower will be general leading the army during the Mexican American War.

• Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott will be generals leading the army during the Mexican American War.

• The first indepence of the area was found under the name "Bear Flag Republic"

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• The USA will pay $15 million dollars to Mexico in the treaty to end the war.

• The Treaty of Paris will end the Mexican American War.

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo will end the Mexican American War.

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• Arizona was part of the Mexican Cession.

• California was part of the Mexican Cession.

• Alabama was part of the Mexican Cession.