It was caused by a border dispute. Mexico never recognized Texas
independence. They claimed that the Rio
Grande was still part of Mexico. This
further aggravated when President Polk sent troops to the Nueces River as the
expedition to California by John Fremont.
The Battle of Lake Erie was fought in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812.It was one of the biggest naval battles of the War of 1812.
