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).
Why did the us go to war with Mexico in the 1800's? America went to war with Mexico in the 1800's because Americans wanted the New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, California, Colorado, and Nevada.