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Texas isone of the events leading up to the Civil War, showing how strongly some peoplefelt about it. Congress started the war with Mexico by establishing the borderof Texas on the Rio Grande going against their word in the joint resolution.This resolution stated that Texas would accept any boundaries that might benegotiated between the two countries. This is indicative of how the UnitedStates acted towards Mexico by making claims on territory that they hadabsolutely no legal right to.