 The cup of forbearance had been exhausted, even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood...  Massachusetts Quarterly Review - 145 psl.1849Visos knygos peržiūra - Apie šią knygą
 | Robert Ryal Miller - 1985 - 436 psl.
...against Mexico. A declaration of war soon followed. Polk sent Congress a bellicose message noting, "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...territory and shed American blood upon the American soil." Only a few congressmen questioned whether that incident actually took place on American soil — the... | |
 | Francis Dunham Wormuth, Edwin Brown Firmage - 1989 - 380 psl.
...message to Congress on May 1 1 . Referring solely to the collision of April 24, he told Congress that "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...has invaded our territory and shed American blood on American soil." (181, III, 2292) On May 13 Congress resolved that "by the act of the Republic of... | |
 | Howard Zinn - 1990 - 412 psl.
...battle ensued, with sixteen American casualties. Polk asked Congress to declare war, saying that Mexico "has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil." Folk's claim to be protecting Texas was rather weak, in view of the fact that in nine years Mexico... | |
 | Ronald Wells - 1991 - 288 psl.
...Alstyne, Rising American Empire, 101—102. THE WAR WITH MEXICO RONALD A. WELLS reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...has invaded our territory, and shed American blood on American soil." Folk's war message to Congress was unique and contentious: unique because it said... | |
 | 1993 - 466 psl.
...of his deviousness in 1846 when he sent Congress a message claiming that, "after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are at war." Not even... | |
 | Williamson Murray - 1996 - 702 psl.
...and an unquestioned claim to Texas statehood. In May 1846, having found a pretext to proclaim that "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon American soil," Polk asked for and Congress declared war.61 Although a neophyte in military matters,... | |
 | Frederick Zeh - 1995 - 156 psl.
...sixty-three prisoners. Upon receipt of this news, President Polk sent Congress a bellicose message, noting, "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. ... A war exists, and notwithstanding all our efforts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself."9... | |
 | Willard Carl Klunder - 1996 - 478 psl.
...Following these discussions, Polk sent his message to the Congress.28 The president succinctly stated: "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon American soil." Whigs readily accepted only the fact that American blood had been shed, but Polk immediately... | |
 | Kathy Sammis - 1997 - 132 psl.
...are portions of it. President Folk's war message to Congress (1 846} Now,after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now at war. As war... | |
 | Harriett Denise Joseph, Anthony K. Knopp, Douglas A. Murphy - 1997 - 154 psl.
...armies. Polk cited two reasons for Congressional recognition rather than declaration of war: first, that "Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States,...territory and shed American blood upon the American soil," and second, "She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now at... | |
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