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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05162 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1848 |
| Title | A short statement of the causes which led to the war with Mexico... |
| Date | June 1848 |
| Author | United States. Congress. |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Title continues "showing the inconsistent course of the Whig party on the subject." Record from Congress detailing contradictory Whig votes in the 29th and 30th Congresses, first supporting the Mexican War and then declaring that it was "unnecessarily and unconstitutionally begun by the President of the United States." Abraham Lincoln's name appears in the voting lists. |
| Subjects | Congress Politics Whigs Mexican War Latin and South America Military History President US Constitution Government and Civics |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Mexican War; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |