You should write a report on Google Docs( if you have Chrome) or Mircosoft Word ( if you have mac). Do the steps one by one. If they're is a rubric... follow it. May I ask what grade you are in?
Answer: Mexico claimed that the southern boundary of Texas was the Nueces River, the Texan boundary while under Mexican rule. Americans, as well as the incoming President, claimed that the boundary of Texas was the Rio Grande River. ... President Polk's true goal was to acquire the rich ports of California.
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The Kansas-Nebraska act allowed the people to vote if wanted to allow slavery in those states and this act served to appeal the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery in the north. This act was also said to be a failure because it was made to end the conflict over slavery, but resulted in Kansas becoming a "battleground over slavery."
They viewed the Battle of New Orleans as a great victory even though it came after the war officially ended.