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... Mexico . A states- man who played a leading role in drafting the more militant policy of the decade preceding the Mexican War was Joel R. Poinsett , President Van Buren's Secretary of War . Poinsett , a native South Carolinian , had ...
... Mexico . A states- man who played a leading role in drafting the more militant policy of the decade preceding the Mexican War was Joel R. Poinsett , President Van Buren's Secretary of War . Poinsett , a native South Carolinian , had ...
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... Mexico , the address nevertheless was a rallying point for the New England opposition.17 The formal declaration of war against Mexico in May 1846 closed a long era of peace . Except for frontier Indian conflict in the United States and ...
... Mexico , the address nevertheless was a rallying point for the New England opposition.17 The formal declaration of war against Mexico in May 1846 closed a long era of peace . Except for frontier Indian conflict in the United States and ...
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... Mexico.25 In South Carolina , the Calhounite organ , the Charles- ton Mercury , was hostile to the war , while Calhoun himself was unsparing in his criticism . Speaking on his resolution , which affirmed that the War with Mexico ' is ...
... Mexico.25 In South Carolina , the Calhounite organ , the Charles- ton Mercury , was hostile to the war , while Calhoun himself was unsparing in his criticism . Speaking on his resolution , which affirmed that the War with Mexico ' is ...
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The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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