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Subject
An 1846 publication setting forth questions and responding answers in defense of the United States of America opting to go to war against Mexico.
Description
The unknown author of this 1846 publication asks the question: “Would the invasion and conquest of Mexico by the United States … be right?” A series of questions surrounding the annexation of Texas and the justification for going to war against Mexico are asked and answered. They included, in part: Is the war right? Is it expedient? Was the revolution of Texas right? Was the annexation of Texas right? Concluding that the answers to these questions were yes, a second, independent justification was proffered relating to the injuries Mexico was inflicting on the United States of America commerce. Concerns about slavery being advanced in a defeated Mexico were also addressed.
Source
Harvard University; http://books.google.com/books?id=RWQ1bVvIt8EC&oe=UTF-8
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PDF File
Language
English
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Original Format
Paper
Document Type
Document
Recommended Citation
"1846 - The Conquest of Mexico - An Appeal to the Citizens of the United States, on the Justice and Expediency of the Conquest of Mexico; with Historical and Descriptive Information Respecting that Country" (2017). Miscellaneous Publications – Mexican. 2.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/hornbeck_mex_3/2
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