CH ST 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gadsden Purchase, Military Campaign, Henry David Thoreau
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From the halls of montezuma - marine corp anthem that came out of the war. A lot of military generals went on to be generals in the american civil war. The u. s. mexico war was a war of choice for american"s interest. The war assist the acquiring of land for economic interest. There were some americans who opposed the us - mexican war. President lincoln knew that it was not a war of necessity. law. When you blockade a river or the border, it is an act of war by the international. A war to expand which was in the interest of slave owners in the southern states. Thoreau refused to pay his taxes to support the american military and was put in jail. Sometimes, it is important to say your country is wrong, not because you are not patriotic, but it is patriotic to prevent your country from damaging itself.
