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 Mexican-American War, or Mexican War, was fought between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848. Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil. So U.S. President James K. Polk said in his message to Congress in May 1846.