Question

A newspaper ran this article the day after Congress declared war on Mexico. "There is at last-our pulses beat quickly with the thought-an opportunity to pay off a little of the debt of vengeance (revenge) which has been accumulating since the massacre of the Alamo...at Goliad, and at Mier..."

- Charles DeMorse
Northern Standard, 1846

Why were Texans excited about the war with Mexico?

Answer 1

Answer: Many Texans believed that the war with Mexico would encourage the United States to allow Texas to be annexed. Most Texans hoped they would finally win their independence from Mexico. (Copy and paste :)