Conflict with Mexico began when the United States annexed Texas as a state in 1845.
Mexico claimed that the new border between Texas and Mexico was the Nueces River, while the United States contested the border was the Rio Grande.
Fighting began when a detachment of U.S. cavalry was attacked near the Rio Grande.
Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott led armies to a series of military successes that culminated in the capture of Mexico City in 1847.
Key Terms
Treaties of Velasco: Documents signed in Texas on May 14, 1836, intended to conclude the hostilities between Texas and Mexico and recognize Texas’ independence; however, Mexico never ratified them.
annexation: The permanent acquisition and incorporation of a territorial entity into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous).
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in the Deccan many burial sites were marked with huge blocks of stone called Megaliths.
Explanation:
A member of the order Cetacea, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), is thought to be the largest animal ever to have lived. The maximum recorded weight was 190 metric tonnes for a specimen measuring 27.6 metres (91 ft), whereas longer ones, up to 33.6 metres (110 ft), have been recorded but not weighed.
The platform also called for a graduated income tax, direct election of Senators, a shorter workweek, restrictions on immigration to the United States, and public ownership of railroads and communication lines. The Populists appealed most strongly to voters in the South, the Great Plains, and the Rocky Mountains.
