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How did President James K. Polk get Americans to go to war with Mexico? Describe the event that “began” the war. (Who was the general and where did the event take place, what was the result?)

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President James K. Polk used a sneaky, yet clever plan to get the Americans to go to war with Mexico. ... To try to solve this, Polk sent Zachary Taylor as war bait to march into the disputed borderlands. Mexican soldiers attached the American troops and this helped Polk convince Congress to declare war against Mexico.

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