sensation. n. 1. (Physiology) the power of perceiving through the senses. 2. (Physiology) a physical condition or experience resulting from the stimulation of one of the sense organs: a sensation of warmth.
As a result, he turned himself wholly to Mexico.. Shortly after noon on May 22, 1807, the trial of Aaron Burr opened in Richmond. On the bench sat Chief Justice Marshall and Virginia District Judge Cyrus Griffin.
Some people believe that President James K. Polk intentionally provoked the war with Mexico. What do you say about that? What Polk wanted was to push Mexico into negotiating with the United States, and he was willing to create a threat of war to do this. If he had to fight, he wanted a short war and a quick victory. He never expected a long-drawn-out war. The Army was not ready for war and had never fought so far from home before.