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Three Background Issues United States and Mexico, 1830s-1840s
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I. American Expansionism Manifest Destiny: a body of ideas promoting American expansionism God had ordained that Americans would inhabit vast territories in North America Pervasive idea promoted by newspapers and coined by John L. O’Sullivan Also promoted by U. S. presidents such as John Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson and James K. Polk
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Manifest Destiny American sense of mission- to civilize the wilderness, spread democratic principles to those capable of benefiting from them Excluded non-Europeans (Indians, Blacks, etc.)
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Opposition to Manifest Destiny Northerners: due to their conviction that southern slavery would be expanded in new territories Southerners: some opposed due to the possible acquisition of non-whites Others believe that inclusion of non-whites would be destructive to democratic ideals and divisive. American Anti-slavery Society, Frederick Douglas, and Henry David Thoreau
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II. Politics in Mexico Mexico plagued by chronic political instability 1821-1871- 50 Mexican presidents in office 1821-1848-almost all presidents overthrown Political factions: Centralists, Federalists, Mexican politics prevents consistent approach to problems with Texas Revolt and Polk administration
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III. Texas Boundary Dispute Article 4, The Treaty of Velasco Asserted the Rio Grande as Texas’ southern boundary Mexico believes the boundary is at the Nueces Maps in Mexico indicated the Nueces as the boundary in 1767, 1829, 1833, 1836 Treaty of Limits: asserted the boundary at Nueces, Texas as Mexican territory (1831) President James K. Polk supports Texas claims to the R.G.
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