HIST 1305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Stephen W. Kearny, Wilmot Proviso, Robert F. Stockton
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All mexican claims to territory above rio grande given up california & nm ceded to us remuneration. Mexico million mexican residents in new dominion will have us citizenship. "our manifest portion is to overspread the continent allotted by providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying billion . " Sent to mexico to negotiate the bound to be he rio grande. It back res and he offends mexico and is ordered out. Mexico stephen kearny: millimicron /california win eld scott: central. Felt that no thraldom should be allowed in the country acquired from mexico , which politicized slavery once and for all. He was ordered to feeler to the rio grande, but in doing so, united. Mexican states viewed it as an bit of state of war . When mexico ambushed them, president polk declared war on mexico. Led a joint army-navy expedition with commodore robert stockton to seize mexico & secure.
