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The Mexican-American War fulfilled James Polk's desire to acquire the territory of New Mexico and California from Mexico. See how the fight was provoked, and read about Stephen Kearny's actions in New Mexico and John Fremont's in California.
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- Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)