[DOC] [TLE] Lincoln's Spot Resolutions | National Archives [PAR] Sep 7, 2016 ... President James Polk (National Archives Identifier: 528666 ) sent a special ... 
April 25 when Mexican cavalry crossed the Rio Grande and attacked a mounted 
... A freshman Whig Congressman from Illinois, Abraham Lincoln (National ... On 
December 22, 1847, he introduced the "Spot Resolutions," of which... [DOC] [TLE] The Mexican War and Lincoln's Spot Resolutions - Library of ... [PAR] Aug 18, 2009 ... Abraham Lincoln introduced what has come to be known as the Spot 
Resolutions, requesting President Polk to submit evidence ... 1848, the House of 
Representatives passed an amendment stating that ... He distinguished between 
hostilities and war. .... attacking our forces. ... beginning the Mexican War. [DOC] [TLE] Unit 4 APUSH Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] President James Polk asked for declaration of war as Mexican troops ... Spot 
Resolutions. 1846, Measures introduced by Illinois congressman Abraham 
Lincoln, ... that Polk clarify precisely where Mexican forces had attacked 
American troops. .... The raid on Harper's ferry was an attempt by John Brown to 
start an armed... [DOC] [TLE] APUSH Chapter 17 Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] Start studying APUSH Chapter 17. ... Though President Polk had pledged to 
seize all of Oregon, to 54 40, he settled on the 49 parallel as ... -Congress agreed 
to go to war after a Mexican attack ... spot resolutions (1846). Measures 
introduced by Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln, questioning President 
James K. Polk's... [DOC] [TLE] Mexican-American War | Mexico-United States [1846-1848 ... [PAR] Sep 11, 2015 ... War between the United States and Mexico (April 1846February 1848) ... When 
Polk learned of the snub, he ordered troops under Gen. ... then a first-term 
member of the House of Representatives from Illinois. In December 1847 Lincoln 
introduced eight Spot Resolutions, which ... Why Do Sharks Attack? [DOC] [TLE] The Mexican War Dove | New Republic [PAR] Rep. Abraham Lincoln (Whig, 111.) speaking: "When the war began, it was my ... 
in the beginning of it, remain silent on that point, at least till the war should be 
ended. ... Mr. Polk had said that the Mexicans were the first aggressors - by an ... 
case in a series of inquiries which immediately were branded the "spot" 
resolutions. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Capitol - Abraham Lincoln Online [PAR] During his single term as the lone Whig Party representative from Illinois, he lived 
across the street at ... Soon after his arrival, Lincoln attacked the origins of the war 
with Mexico. On December 22, 1847, he introduced a series of resolutions called 
the "Spot Resolutions" which challenged President Polk to locate the place... [DOC] [TLE] Speech on War With Mexico (January 12, 1848) | Lincoln's Writings [PAR] He went on to liken the president's war message to 'the half insane ... Lincoln was 
cooperating with several Southern Whig congressmen in an ... to make his mark
his spot resolutions and his speech attacking Polk three ... Despite the 
popularity both of expansion and of the war back home in the Western state of 
Illinois,... [DOC] [TLE] The Eleventh Hour: Lincoln: Anti-War Radical? [PAR] Feb 7, 2005 ... During Lincoln's congressional term, the United States was at war with Mexico. ... 
Lincoln joined other Whigs in attacking Polk for starting the Mexican War. ... He 
introduced a resolution questioning whether the spot on which the ... Lincoln's 
spot resolutions made little impression either on .... Illinois Blogs. [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln Discussion Symposium - Congressman Lincoln and the return ... [PAR] May 22, 2013 ... During the Mexican War at the Battle of Cerro Gordo in 1847 Soldiers ... Polk and 
the cruel United States, we ought to read the introduction to North .... Congress 
would declare war; but if Mexico should attack our troops, the .... [E]arlier in the [
Congressional] session, Illinois Democratic Congressman William... [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union and the ... - Louis Fisher [PAR] Much of the controversy over

Question: As an Illinois congressman, he introduced "Spot Resolutions" attacking Polk for starting the Mexican War
Answer: Abraham Lincoln