One reason why the mission of John Slidell to Mexico failed was because:
a. Slidell was an incompetent diplomat who botched the negotiations
b. Slidell contracted dysentery and was too sick to negotiate
c. Slidell was not authorized to offer any money to Mexico
d. the new Mexican government preferred going to war over negotiating with the United States
D
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