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Principal Campaigns of the Mexican War, 1846-1847
What conclusions can be drawn from the extent of U.S. military operations in the Mexican War about the Polk administration’s determination to win? How did the military campaign reflect domestic political realities in the United States?
Do the military operations of the war square with the stated reasons for the conflict as outlined in Polk’s war message to Congress? Do the campaigns suggest reasons that Polk left unstated? If so, what were they?
Assess the territorial acquisitions the resulted from the war for the United States. In the end, which section of the country benefited most from the conflict? Why?
