1-Imagine you are a historian, and the only existing sources of evid.docx
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The document explores the perspective of indigenous sources on the conquest, specifically through the Florentine Codex and other historical documents. Additionally, it discusses the causes and consequences of the Mexican-American War, which was influenced by President Polk's belief in Manifest Destiny and territorial claims against Mexico. The conflict arose from tensions over land, particularly after the annexation of Texas.
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- 1. 1-Imagine you are a historian, and the only existing sources of evidence regarding the conquest are documents from Indigenous sources. What can we conclude by analyzing the Florentine Codex, the Annals of Tlatelolco, as well as the excerpts from Oaxaca and Yucatan that best describes the conquest from the perspective of the Indigenous population? 2-In 1844, U. S. President James K. Polk ran on a Democratic platform that supported manifest destiny. Manifest Destiny is the idea that Americans were predestined to occupy the entire North American continent. The last act of Polk's predecessor, John Tyler, had been to annex the Republic of Texas in 1845. Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed southern border of Texas. Mexico, however, was not so eager to let go of these territories. What ensued later is referred in the historical records as the Mexican American War. Examine the causes that precipitated the Mexican American War, as well as the end result of this conflict.