The right answer is James K Polk (President of America), whose message to the congress stated that Mexico had passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood on American soil.
James K Polk was elected the U.S President on a platform of expansionism who supervised the highest territorial extension of the United States. In 1846, he directed the commander of the army in Texas to lead his troops in the disputed lands between the two rivers Rio Grande and Nueces. A few months later, He sent a mission under the leadership of John Slidell ( a congressman) to Mexico to buy the disputed territory along the Texas- Mexican frontier. Following the failure of the mission Polk in 1846, He <u>managed to use the news of the encounter inside the disputed area between the forces of Taylor and Mexican's, to achieve the support of Congress for its declaration of war against Mexico.</u>
Article Two vests the power of the executive branch in the office of the president of the United States
Firing the joint chiefs of staff would look bad for Kennedy because it would make it appear to the public that the administration is struggling/weak. Anytime there are scandals or issues in which the president does not get along with his colleagues, it is seen as a sign of weakness. During Kennedy's presidency, the last thing the United States government wanted was to appear weak. This is because the US was in constant competition with the Soviet Union for international power and influence.
In west African cultures, only certain classes of people could be slaves, while in the Atlantic slave trade, anyone could be captured and become a slave
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