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Why did Mexican-American War begin?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The Thornton Affair (a Texas border clash) is the reason cited in the Declaration of War by the US Congress, but if that had not happened, some other excuse would have been found. Mexico was going to negotiate the sale of California and New Mexico even if wanted no such bargain.

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15y ago

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