Mexican War/US Land and Territory

The Mexican American War was a very controversial event. The Americans believed in their “Manifest Destiny” which prompted them to annex the territory of Texas which, in turn, initiated the war on April 25, 1846. Texas was annexed to the Union as a slave state on December 29, 1845. This upset all of the Free states along with the Mexicans but the Southerners were in favor of the war because it gave them more strength when fighting for slavery. While there were many different beliefs about the Mexican-American War throughout the United States, these beliefs generally were the same within a region.

The most significant event of Polk’s administration was the Mexican War: a controversial event which fit neatly with Polk’s expansionist policies. During Polk’s term, the Oregon issue was settled, and for the first time the United States extended to the Pacific Ocean. Polk served only one term, but he is considered to have been one of the more aggressively productive men to have held office.

The Mexican War was viewed as one of the most controversial wars in United States history. Originating from the annexation of Texas, or the lack thereof in Mexico’s eyes, the final spark to cause the war was an incident between soldiers of both countries in disputed land. Both Mexico and the US claimed to have been provoked by the other, and that they were only protecting their country. Many US citizens argued the war, as it appeared President Polk was using it for reasons other than self defense. By going to war with Mexico, the US faced the possibility of gaining much more of Mexico’s land and extending slavery in the country. The United States' decision to go to war with Mexico was based on a desire to extend slavery, to gain land they had

Polk had said that Mexico were planning on an invasion and declared war on Mexico. This didn’t show that we show not be afraid or fear military ambition. It showed how selfish man can be just to gain more territory because they believed that it was their right to expand the country. Mexico only wanted what was theirs after claiming independence from Spain, and not have it taken away. Texas was under Mexico law, and Mexico banned slavery. Many Americans settlers did live in Texas at the time and knew it was against Mexico’s law but still had slaves anyways. The war lasted for three years, but soon Mexico decided to sign a peace treaty that gave territories to America. America paid Mexico 15 billion for lands that are known today as California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and

The war was ended with the capture of Mexico City by the United States. Part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the Mexican Cession of the territory of Alta California.

The Mexican and American war was a very controversial war. Some think it was just and others think it was unjust. The war started after the Texas wanted to annex on to the united states. Mexico and Texas both thought they owned a strip of land in between But the Texans thought it was there. The undisputed territory both sides wanted and the U.S even was willing to pay for it, but Mexico turned it down! One event that sparked that was the president of the United States J. K. Polk wanting the war to happen. As so he sent troops to build a fort on the disputed territory in hopes of the Mexicans attacking. This plan worked and they attacked. So Polk got congress to declare war.

The southern desire to expand slavery was a major cause of the Mexican-American War, but there were other causes as well. The war started on April 25, 1846, and ended on February 2, 1848, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In that treaty, Mexico ceded Texas with the Rio Grande boundary, New Mexico, and California to the United States. The desire to expand slavery in the south was perhaps the largest cause of the Mexican-American War, because southerners were in favor of Manifest Destiny and believed that the expansion of slavery was necessary to keep the slave trade alive in the U.S. Internal political conflicts were another cause of the Mexican-American War. Also, the fear that Texas could be claimed by Britain or France or that it would be uncontrollable if independent was another cause of the war. The

On April 25, 1846, 11 US soldiers were killed when they trespassed onto Mexican land. This was caused because of an order given by the Mexican government to protect their borders. Little did Americans & Mexicans know, but this simple order would start a war. The Mexican American War was about how the United States felt more worthy of owning Mexico’s land than Mexico. The Mexican American War was not justified because the USA annexed Texas without Mexico’s consent and they also trespassed the border, onto Mexico’s land.

The Mexican-American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico. It took place  on 25 April, 1846 and ended on 2 February, 1848. President Polk played a huge part in the United States government's involvement with the Mexican-American War. Not all of the American citizens supported the war. There were many individuals who were against it they just was not for it. Henry David Thoreau, an American writer and philosopher, strongly opposed the war by declaring the United States actions as unethical.

During the start of the battle in 1846, when James K. Polk declared war against the Mexican’s, the nation was divided. One part of the war and the other half against. While slave owners saw it as “ a place to extend slavery,” others such as Frederick Douglas saw it as “robbing Mexico of her territory.” The Mexican American War rose out of the desire of expansion and resulted in new discoveries.

In 1836 the Republic of Texas declared independence from Mexico which is believed to be the reason for the Mexican-American War because the American government approved the annexation of Texas in 1845 (“Mexican-American War”). Mexico had failed to pay recomposition to American citizens who suffered losses during the Mexican War of Independence (“Mexican-American War”). Through this, President James K. Polk saw a perfect opportunity to gain Mexican territories to act as a way of reimbursement (“Mexican-American War”). Signed on February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo concluded the war giving the United States parts of present day New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado (“Mexican-American War”). The war technologically and economically devastated Mexico and created a rocky relationship between the two countries that is still present today ("Treaty of Guadalupe

War is caused by conflict between two nations whose opinions contradict. The Mexican war was caused due to disagreements between the United States and Mexico. These disagreements and events leading up to the war, including the annexation of Texas was what caused the Mexican War to break out. The Mexicans wanted to fight back for their land that was taken away and the Americans wanted to protect their country. Mexico and the U.S. had contrasting opinions on the causes of war and the Annexation of Texas, which caused internal and external conflicts within the two countries.

The Mexican-American war determined the destiny of the United States of America, it determined whether or not it would become a world power and it established the size of the United States of America. Perhaps the war was inevitable due to the idea of Manifest Destiny - Americans thought they had the divine right to extend their territory. The Mexican-American War started mainly because of the annexation of the Republic of Texas (established in 1836 after breaking away from Mexico). The United States and Mexico still had conflicts on what the borders of Texas was, the United States claimed that the Texas border with Mexico was the Rio Grande, but the Mexicans said that it was the Nueces River, so the land in between were disputed and

This was the war that changed all of humanity because without it, we wouldn’t be able to have the free American lives that we have today. In 1821, Mexico declared itself free from Spain. Mexico’s population was decreasing so they started welcoming settlers from the United States. The Mexicans thought that this was a bad idea though because they had differences and it may cause fights and maybe even war between the two. The Mexicans were catholic, anti-slavery, and wanted to keep Texans under control, while the Americans were Protestant, pro-slavery, and largely ignored the Mexican authority. Things changed in 1844 when James K. Polk was elected as president. He believed that it was God's plan to expand their land all the way to the Pacific Ocean. After the election but before he took office, Congress reversed itself and voted to annex Texas. In July of 1845 he sent troops under General Zachary Taylor into the disputed area of the southern part of Texas, and also sent John Slidell (who

The Mexican-American war, also known as the Mexican war happened between 1846 and 1848 with the participants being United States of America and Mexico. Texas, previously a Mexican state, was the primary cause of the war. A series of disagreements had occurred between Texans and the Mexican government leading to Texas declaration of its independence in 1836. Later, Texas decided to join the United States as the 28th state and this infuriated Mexico. Additionally, border disagreements came up with Mexico claiming the border was at Nueces River while Texas claimed it was at Rio Grande River. James K. Polk, the president, sent his army to protect the border which ended up in shooting between Mexican and American troops. It is after this that