We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God

According to Colonel Ethan Allen Hitchcock's diary entry of June 30, 1845, what was his immediate reaction to the orders directing General Taylor to the Rio Grande?

What was the traditional border between Texas and Mexico before the United States claimed the Rio Grande as the boundary?

What was the vote count in the House of Representatives for the war resolution against Mexico in May 1846?

Who is credited in the chapter with coining the famous phrase 'manifest destiny'?

What was the total number of deserters from the American army during the Mexican War, according to the chapter?

In his protest against the Mexican War, what specific action did Henry David Thoreau take that led to his imprisonment?

What was the name of the treaty that officially ended the Mexican War in February 1848?

According to the text, what did Congressman Joshua Giddings call the Mexican War?

What was the financial settlement the United States paid to Mexico under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

How did President Polk react after receiving news from General Taylor of American casualties from a Mexican attack?

What was the name of the battalion formed by American deserters who fought for the Mexican army?

What was Abraham Lincoln's famous challenge to President Polk regarding the start of the war?

According to the chapter, what was the primary motivation of the Whig party regarding opposition to the Mexican War?

During the bombardment of Vera Cruz, a reporter for the New Orleans Delta noted that the destruction was greatest among which group?

What percentage of the U.S. population was foreign-born by the time of the Mexican War, a significant increase from 1 percent in 1830?

What was Colonel Hitchcock's opinion about the U.S. government's intentions, as recorded in his diary before the first clashes?

According to Frederick Douglass, what was the primary nature of the war with Mexico?

What was the casualty count for the 2nd Regiment of Mississippi Rifles, primarily from disease?

What was the initial reaction of the New England Workingmen's Association to the war?

What was the attitude of American soldiers towards Mexico and the Mexicans, according to the summary in 'Chronicles of the Gringos'?

What reason did the newspaper 'The Washington Union' give for the inevitability of American expansion into Mexican territory?

What happened to the two Pennsylvania regiments that went to war with 1,800 men?

What was the final vote in the Senate for the war measure against Mexico?

What compensation did many veterans receive for their service, which was often bought by speculators for a fraction of its value?

How did the American Anti-Slavery Society characterize the purpose of the Mexican War?

What event does the chapter cite as the immediate pretext President Polk used to ask for a declaration of war?

What was the result of the battle north of Chihuahua described in the chapter?

In his 'Biglow Papers,' how did James Russell Lowell characterize the war?

What was the view of the American Peace Society on the Mexican War?

How much land were soldiers promised upon honorable discharge after Congress authorized new regiments in 1847?

What was the final outcome of the rebellion in Taos, New Mexico, against American rule?

How did General Cushing refer to the sixty-five mutinous men in the 1st Regiment of the Massachusetts Infantry?

According to the chapter, what did the term 'double-header' refer to in the context of the railroad workers' grievances?

In his diary, how did artilleryman Samuel French describe his first experience with death in battle on the Rio Grande?

What was the ironic conclusion of the Whig Intelligencer after the U.S. paid Mexico 15 million dollars for half of its territory?

What was the casualty ratio between Mexicans and Americans at the Battle of Churubusco, according to the text?

Why did Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune protest the war against Mexico?

What was the reaction of General Taylor's volunteer troops, like the Louisiana volunteers, upon entering Mexican territory?

After the army took Monterey, General Taylor reported 'shameful atrocities' committed by which group?

What does the chapter suggest was a primary reason for the high rate of desertion and mutiny among American soldiers?

What was the initial reaction of an anonymous young man in Massachusetts to a poster calling for volunteers to fight in Mexico?

On the eve of the war, what did the pro-Polk newspaper, The Washington Union, suggest a corps of volunteers would do?

When General Taylor moved his troops to the Rio Grande in March 1846, what did he do that faced the city of Matamoros?

What was the result of the rebellion in Los Angeles against American rule in September 1846?

What happened during a rebel leader's trial in New York in 1766 that illustrated the class conflict of the time?

According to one officer's diary, what happened to the town of Burrita after Louisiana volunteers arrived?

In the final battle for Mexico City, what did a Mexican merchant write about the bombardment?

What order did General Lane give his troops after the death of an officer named Walker?

What was a significant cause of death for American soldiers in the Mexican War, besides battle casualties?

How much could a soldier's 160-acre land warrant be sold for to speculators after the war?