General obligation bonds are a type of municipal government bond, which is government debt issued to raise money to finance public improvements. A general obligation bond is a municipal bond backed by the credit and taxing power of the issuing jurisdiction, rather than the revenue from a given project.
The Mexican-American War began because of a clash between the Mexican Army and the US Army in the disputed border area called the Neuces Strip (See the Thornton Affair-see Related Link shown below).
Causes Of Mexican American War On August 24, 1821, Spain agreed to sign the Treaty of Cordoba and hand over independence to Mexico, recognizing it as a separate country in the region with its constitutional rights.