Which 2 quotes from the text BEST help support the idea that the United States had good reasons for fighting the Mexican-American War?(2 points)
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Determined to acquire the land, [Polk] sent American troops to Texas in January of 1846 to provoke the Mexicans into war.
Determined to acquire the land, [Polk] sent American troops to Texas in January of 1846 to provoke the Mexicans into war.
Other Americans simply thought it was wrong to use war to take land from Mexico.
Other Americans simply thought it was wrong to use war to take land from Mexico.
Polk…declared, "[Mexico] has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil," and sent the order for war to Congress on May 11.
Polk…declared, "[Mexico] has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil," and sent the order for war to Congress on May 11.
Polk started out by trying to buy the land. He sent an American diplomat, John Slidell, to Mexico City to offer $30 million for it. But the Mexican government refused to even meet with Slidell.
- "Determined to acquire the land, [Polk] sent American troops to Texas in January of 1846 to provoke the Mexicans into war."
- "Polk…declared, '[Mexico] has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil,' and sent the order for war to Congress on May 11."
These two quotes support the idea that the United States had good reasons for fighting the Mexican-American War because they highlight President Polk's determination to acquire the land and the belief that Mexico had invaded U.S. territory and shed American blood.