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U.s. History: "American Blood on American Soil"

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President James Polk's desire was for the United States to stretch from sea to shining sea. See what happened when his overatures to Mexico to buy the land north of the Rio Grande River were spurned. Take a brief vote to see if Polk was justified in sending General Zachary Taylor into Mexico.

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ushistory.org, independence hall association, john slidell, mexican war, mexican-american war, nueces river, president james polk, rio grande river, zachary taylor, annexation of texas, mexican war (1846-1848)
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)