A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Mexican WarB.B. Mussey, 1849 - 333 psl. Early efforts to wrest Texas from Mexico -- Independence of Texas -- Professions of the Federal Government in reference to the war between Mexico and Texas -- Efforts of the administration to excite war with Mexico -- Claims on Mexico, and war recommended -- Acknowledgement of the independence of Texas -- New claims made against Mexico -- Treaty of annexation proposed and rejected -- Treaty of arbitration- action of the slaveholders -- Seizure and surrender of Monterey in California, by Commodore Jones -- Negotiation and rejection of the Tyler treaty of annexation -- More attempts to irritate Mexico -- Election of Mr. Polk -- Annexation by joint resolution -- Annexation of California determined on -- Slidell's mission to Mexico -- Western boundary of Texas -- Commencement of war against Mexico -- Conquest of California -- Declaration of war against Mexico -- The war prosecuted for conquest -- Extent of territory required from Mexico -- Motive for acquiring territory-the Wilmot Proviso -- Unworthy expedients for facilitating conquest -- Conduct of American officers in Mexico -- American Army in Mexico -- Sufferings inflicted on Mexico by the war -- Cost of the war to the United States -- Political evils of the war -- Moral evils of the war -- Acquisition of territory -- Glory - Patriotism. |
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... United States . In none of these cessions , was there any specification of bounda- ries . The territory was a vast undefined region east of the Mississippi ; and with rare exceptions , untenanted by civilized inhabitants . It , of ...
... United States . In none of these cessions , was there any specification of bounda- ries . The territory was a vast undefined region east of the Mississippi ; and with rare exceptions , untenanted by civilized inhabitants . It , of ...
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... United States , as defined in the Spanish treaty of 1819 , had reduced within comparatively narrow limits , the area from which slave States might hereafter be formed ; with the exception of Florida , the territory south of the Missouri ...
... United States , as defined in the Spanish treaty of 1819 , had reduced within comparatively narrow limits , the area from which slave States might hereafter be formed ; with the exception of Florida , the territory south of the Missouri ...
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... United States , and it was agreed that all the settlers to be introduced by him , should be of the oppressed religion . Austin dying , the grant was in 1823 , renewed to his son , who commenced a colony on the Brazos , with emigrants ...
... United States , and it was agreed that all the settlers to be introduced by him , should be of the oppressed religion . Austin dying , the grant was in 1823 , renewed to his son , who commenced a colony on the Brazos , with emigrants ...
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... United Provinces of Coahuila and Texas , formed one State , and its Constitution adopted in 1827 , contained an article giving freedom to all who should be hereafter born , and prohibiting the introduction of slaves . The work of ...
... United Provinces of Coahuila and Texas , formed one State , and its Constitution adopted in 1827 , contained an article giving freedom to all who should be hereafter born , and prohibiting the introduction of slaves . The work of ...
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... United States had no pretext for war ; and the treaty of boundary was too recent and too explicit , to permit any claim being made to the territory of Texas . But one resource was left , and that was purchase . The government as early ...
... United States had no pretext for war ; and the treaty of boundary was too recent and too explicit , to permit any claim being made to the territory of Texas . But one resource was left , and that was purchase . The government as early ...
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