What triggered the war between Mexico and the United States during the years 1846-1848?
a. American occupation of the territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande
b. American implementation of trade tariffs on Mexican goods
c. Mexican demand for compensation for the annexation of Texas
d. American occupation of the republics of California and Texas
Ans: a. American occupation of the territory between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande
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