Question
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
(In an earlier message) I informed you that.... I had ordered an efficient military force to take a position "between the Nurces and the Del Norte (Rio Grande)."
This had become necessary, to meet a threatened invasion of Texas by the Mexican forces.... The invasion was threatened solely because Texas had deter- mined... to annex herself to our Union; and, under these circumstances, it was plainly our duty to extend our protection over her citizens and soil.
... The Congress of Texas, by its act of December 19, 1836, had declared the Rio del Norte to be the boundary of that repub- lic.... The country between that river and the Del Norte... is now included within one of our congressional districts.... It became, therefore, of urgent necessity to provide for the defense of that portion of our country....
On the 24th of April) a party... of sixty-three men and officers, were ... dis: patched from the American camp up the Rio del Norte, on its (North) bank, to ascertain whether the Mexican troops had crossed, or were preparing to cross, the river.... (They) became engaged with a large body of these (Mexican) troops, and, after a short affair, in which some sixteen (Americans) were killed and wounded, appear to have been surrounded and com- pelled to surrender....
We have tried every effort at reconcili ation. The cup of forbearance had been exhausted even before the recent informa- tion from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil.
Note: War Vota, May 13, 1846
US Senats: 40 Yog, 2 No
House of Rep: 174 Yes, 14 No
In 3 complete sentences answer the following question
What happend on Apirl 24th according to Polk
Make it look like a 8th grader wrote it
Make sure no one can find this
(In an earlier message) I informed you that.... I had ordered an efficient military force to take a position "between the Nurces and the Del Norte (Rio Grande)."
This had become necessary, to meet a threatened invasion of Texas by the Mexican forces.... The invasion was threatened solely because Texas had deter- mined... to annex herself to our Union; and, under these circumstances, it was plainly our duty to extend our protection over her citizens and soil.
... The Congress of Texas, by its act of December 19, 1836, had declared the Rio del Norte to be the boundary of that repub- lic.... The country between that river and the Del Norte... is now included within one of our congressional districts.... It became, therefore, of urgent necessity to provide for the defense of that portion of our country....
On the 24th of April) a party... of sixty-three men and officers, were ... dis: patched from the American camp up the Rio del Norte, on its (North) bank, to ascertain whether the Mexican troops had crossed, or were preparing to cross, the river.... (They) became engaged with a large body of these (Mexican) troops, and, after a short affair, in which some sixteen (Americans) were killed and wounded, appear to have been surrounded and com- pelled to surrender....
We have tried every effort at reconcili ation. The cup of forbearance had been exhausted even before the recent informa- tion from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil.
Note: War Vota, May 13, 1846
US Senats: 40 Yog, 2 No
House of Rep: 174 Yes, 14 No
In 3 complete sentences answer the following question
What happend on Apirl 24th according to Polk
Make it look like a 8th grader wrote it
Make sure no one can find this
Answers
GPT-4o mini
On April 24th, a group of 63 American soldiers was sent to check if Mexican troops had crossed the Rio Grande River. They then got into a fight with a larger group of Mexican soldiers, and some Americans were killed or hurt. Because of this battle, President Polk claimed that Mexico had invaded American territory and spilled American blood, which made him want to take action.