Answer:The Mexican–American War,[a] also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the Intervención Estadounidense en México (United States intervention in Mexico),[b] was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which was not formally recognized by the Mexican government, who disputed the Treaties of Velasco signed by Mexican caudillo President/General Antonio López de Santa Anna after the Texas Revolution a decade earlier. In 1845, newly elected U.S. President James K. Polk, who saw the annexation of Texas as the first step towards a further expansion of the United States,[5] sent troops to the disputed area and a diplomatic mission to Mexico. After Mexican forces attacked U.S. forces, the United States Congress declared war.
U.S. forces quickly occupied the regional capital of Santa Fe de Nuevo México along the upper Rio Grande and the Pacific coast province of Alta California, and then moved south. Meanwhile, the Pacific Squadron of the U.S. Navy blockaded the Pacific coast farther south in lower Baja California Territory. The U.S. Army under Major General Winfield Scott eventually captured Mexico City through stiff resistance, having marched west from the port of Veracruz on the Gulf Coast, where the U.S. staged its first ever major amphibious landing.
The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, forced onto the remnant Mexican government, ended the war and enforced the Mexican Cession of the northern territories of Alta California and Santa Fe de Nuevo México to the United States. The U.S. agreed to pay $15 million compensation for the physical damage of the war and assumed $3.25 million of debt already owed earlier by the Mexican government to U.S. citizens. Mexico acknowledged the loss of what became the State of Texas and accepted the Rio Grande as its northern border with the United States.
The victory and territorial expansion Polk envisioned[6] inspired great patriotism in the United States, but the war and treaty drew some criticism in the U.S. for their casualties, monetary cost, and heavy-handedness,[7][8] particularly early on. The question of how to treat the new acquisitions also intensified the debate over slavery. Mexico's worsened domestic turmoil and losses of life, territory and national prestige left it in what prominent Mexicans called a "state of degradation and ruin".[9]
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When discussing railroads during the Civil War their role is often overlooked. They proved a vital asset in the movement of troops and materiel, ultimately allowing the North to achieve total victory. After fighting broke out in 1861 the country had a rail network totaling more than 30,000 miles.
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This is tough and requires a level of interpretation. I will refer to the modifications in the box as 1-3 in the order they are listed and the possible answers I will refer as a-d in the order they are listed. Lets analyze:
First the question; it's asking us, based on 1-3, which one of a-d are the most true to answer the question, "why did the colonist modify the environment?"
I will start with what is most false and work to find our answer. B is not the answer. Nothing in 1, 2, or 3 applies specifically to protection.
C is not the best choice. While 1 and 3 could apply, 2 simply does not.
D is a tough one. It could be argued that the impact of all 3 answers are to encourage development of the trade we with England, but that is relying on outside information not provided to us. The statements 1, 2 and 3 have no specific mention of britain or trading.
That leaves A. 1 says clearing forests for lumber. Lumber is an economic good. 2 is also a economic good. 3 applies to transportation of goods as well as the town's that are needed for people to live and trade goods and services.
I believe answer A is the best choice.
American westward movement greatly strained the relationship between Britain and Spain, since much of the land in question was either owned by Spain or was close to land owned by Spain.