This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the causes of American expansion, such as a growing and diversifying population and the expansion of the plantation economy. This indicator promotes inquiry into the relationship between sectional...

Grade(s): 11

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

The Mexican American War | History In A Nutshell
The Mexican American War | History In A Nutshell

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President James K. Polk desired to achieve his vision of "Manifest Destiny," and sought to acquire Mexico's northern territories. Mexico had no desire to sell Alta California and Nuevo Mexico to Pres...