Question

What was the U.S. military strategy for the war with Mexico?

Question 13 options:

to fortify Texas and wait for the Mexican army to attack


to capture Santa Fe, New Mexico, and California, and then march on Mexico City


to capture Oregon and march south through California


to annex California and capture the Yucatán Peninsula

Answer 1

to fortify Texas and wait for the Mexican army to attack

Answer 2

Option B, to capture Santa Fe, New Mexico, and California, and then march on Mexico City, is the right answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Mexican-American War that took place in the period between 1846 to 1848 was fought between the United States and Mexico. It was the first conflict that the United States fought on foreign soil.

This conflict began as a result of the policy of James K. Polk, the then U.S. President. He assumed that the U.S. had a “manifest destiny” to expand across the region to the Pacific Ocean.

Therefore, to win the war Polk and his advisers prepared a three-way military strategy. According to this strategy, the U.S. military would capture Santa Fe, New Mexico, and California, and then march on Mexico City