What tensions emerged in the Southwest that threatened to lead the United States into a war with Mexico? On what grounds did President James K. Polk ask Congress to declare war on Mexico?Discuss

Please answer the following series of questions.

1.What tensions emerged in the Southwest that threatened to lead the United States into a war with Mexico? On what grounds did President James K. Polk ask Congress to declare war on Mexico?

2.What was Polk’s plan for the conduct of the war? What were the objectives of the American offensives in the war? How did Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott approach the problem of fighting the Mexican Army over such a large amount of territory?

3.What was Manifest Destiny? What forces created this concept? How was it to be achieved, and what doubts were raised as to its desirability?

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