History of the Mexican War (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of the Mexican War

In the year 1844 a President was to be elected in the United States, and the most prominent issue submitted by party leaders to the people for consideration and discussion during the Presidential campaign was the annexation of Texas, whose independence, achieved in 18 36 after a series of des perate conflicts with Mexico, had been acknowledged by the United States and the leading European powers, but was still disputed by Mexico.

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