President Polk's War Message
What is misleading about President Polk's
description of what happened?
o Mexico did not attack US troops
The US troops were camped on land that the
US considered part of Mexico
The fighting took place on land claimed by
both the United States and Mexico.
US troops attacked the Mexican forces first.
Our own Congress hac
country beyond the Nu
of our territory.
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United States, has inva
shed American blood u
She has proclaimed tha
commenced, and that th
now at war.
DONE