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What reason did President James Polk give Congress to declare war against Mexico in 1846? Mexico had invaded U.S. territory south of the Rio Grande Mexico was late paying reparations from the Texas Revolution Mexico wanted more money for giving up Texas land Mexico had shed American blood on American soil
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Sherman
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The reason President James Polk gave Congress to declare war against Mexico in 1846 was that Mexico had shed American blood on American soil.