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).
The U.S.-Mexican Warâ(1846-1848): The Mexican-American War was the first major conflict (continue reading.. U.S. Troops at the Siege of Veracruz The U.S.-Mexican Warâ(1846-1848): The Mexican-American War was the first major conflict driven by the idea of Manifest Destiny; the belief that America had a God-given right, or destiny, to expand the country's borders from 'sea to shining sea'.