Una storia scolastica introduttiva degli Stati Uniti, organizzata sul piano catechetico; a cui si aggiungono la Dichiarazione di indipendenza, e la Costituzione degli Stati Uniti, con domande e spiegazioni . annessione del Texas ? L'annessione del Texas agli Stati Uniti portò ad una guerra con il Messico; poiché il Messico rivendicò ancora il Texas come parte del territorio ermano, e considerò l'atto di annessione una causa sufficiente di guerra. EVENTI DEL 1846. Quale forza è stata inviata per la protezione del Texas? Per la protezione del nuovo Stato, Gen. Taylor ha proceduto, per ordine del Presidente Polk, al Rio Gr

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An introductory school history of the United States, arranged on the catechetical plan; to which are added, the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States, with questions and explanations . annexation of Texas ? The annexation of Texas to the Uoited States led to a warwith Mexico; for Mexico still claimed Texas as a part of herown territory, and considered the act of annexation a sufficientcause of war. EVENTS OF 1846. What force was sent for the protection of Texas? For the protection of the new State, Gen. Taylor proceeded, by order of President Polk, to the Rio Grande{re-o grahn-da)^ oppo-site Matamoras [mat-a-mo-ras), where he erect-ed a fortress, which wasafterward named FortBrown. Give an account of thefirst conflict of the war. Capt. Thornton, witha party of sixty-threedragoons, having beensent up the Rio Grandeto reconnoiter, was at-tacked, April 26, 1846, and, after a loss of sixteen men, was compelled to surrender. What movements next took place ? The Mexicans, in large force, having crossed the Rio Grande, Taylor hastened to put the depot which he had established atPoint Isabel {iz-d-hel) in a better state of defense; and thenset oui on his return to Fort Brown.. TAXI OILSCAMPAI GN ?10 30 50 SO 100 118 WAR WITH MEXICO. ^ What occurred during Taylofs return march to Fort Brown f His progress was disputed at Palo xVlto (^pah-lo-akl-to) andResaca de la Palma {ra-sah-kah da lah pihl-mitli) by Gen.Arista (ah-rees-tah) ; but, in both battles, the Mexicans weredefeated with severe loss. What account can you gim of the first battle ? In the battle of Palo Alto, fought on the 8th of May, theMexicans numbered six thousand men, while the Americansconsisted of but twenty-three hundred. The loss of the formerexceeded five hundred, that of the latter was scarcely fifty ;but among their mortally wounded was the brave Major Ring-gold. What account can you give of the second battle f The battle of Resaca de la Palma took place on the follow-ing da

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