The Mexico-American War

This evidence shows that the U.S. was not justified in going to war because they stole american land only to have room for slave plantations and westward expansion. A second reason the Mexican war was

The war between Mexico and the United states was because United States has a desire to expand across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean and it cases conflicts. The belief that the U.S. has a God right to occupy and civilize the whole continent, bring fame and some Americans settle in the western lands. “The Mexican War last two years, from March 1846 to April 1848”.

U.S. War with Mexico had many effects on both countries. Even though American’s gained a considerable amount of land, it leads to a great deal of sectional tension. The two governments agreed to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which confirmed the annexation of Texas and ceded California and present day México, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah to the United States (Foner,474). With this huge land acquisition, the issue of slavery in the new territories was raised. The new land caused a great deal of conflict, and created great political sectionalism in America. Gaining this much land at a time seemed like a good idea until Americans had to deal with the political issues that went along with it. Residents from both the North and the South wanted

Post the Mexican – American War in 1846, there would be a plethora of political change that would be inevitable for the Mexicans, and the Americans. These changes would bring about a divide between the two countries that would keep them in a rivalry spanning over numerous decades. However, before this rivalry could occur, something would be needed to induce it. The Mexicans and the Americans would fight against each other for over a year until a victor would succeed. Ultimately, all the fighting would have an outcome of epic proportions due to the political losses and gains each country would encounter. Though the end of the war brought Mexico further independence, it also contributed to

The Mexican War in 1846 was a result of territorial disputes between the United States and Mexico over Texas. The US and Mexico both felt that the Texas territory was rightfully theirs. The resulting war once again demonstrated the strength of America, while bullying Mexico into giving half of its country away. While America thought that they were justified in going to war, many modern day historians disagree. I also share the viewpoint that the Mexican War was an unjustified attempt by the United States to complete its notion of “Manifest Destiny”, due to one sided views, logical reasoning, and American disrespect.

Americans disagreed with Mexican ways and laws, this was just the beginning to what became know as the Mexican War. The United States thought that Texas should be theirs because they were a Lone Star Republic but in reality Texas

1846 to 1848 Mexico and America were at war with one another. They fought over territory and power. The Mexican American war lasted 2 years and was during President Polk’s terms. The war was in 1846, ‘47, ‘48. President Polk was our 11th President and was in office for 4 years. Before the United States started taking land, Mexico stretched from Guatemala to Oregon and was in equal size to America. Most of the problems started when Mexico realized that their land was very empty and needed inhabitants. This lead to the people that came to inhabit the land making trouble for the Mexican Leaders. Texas applied to be annexed by the US twice before the US agreed. This angered Mexico greatly. They were not okay with their territory trying to break

This caused slavery to spread making slavery higher in some areas. Another reason the U.S was not justified to go to war with Mexico because of cultural imperialism. Some Americans wanted Texas as their own so they could spread their culture. They wanted Texas for multiple reasons so they could spread education, democracy, and

So it’s safe to say that the Mexican American War only emphasized the fact that America has to quickly solve the slavery issue before the United States of America won’t be united anymore. They didn’t solve the issue soon enough and the Civil War broke out and threatened the union of America. The Mexican American War was a catalyst for the Civil War because it highlighted the main causes of the war such as slavery and disunion The end of the Mexican American War led to the Civil War because of what Mexico gave to us. The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo claimed more land for America including current day Texas and California.

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 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

The general argument made by Rodolfo Acuña in Legacy of Hate: The Conquest of Mexico’s Northwest is that the Mexican-American War was an exercise in American Imperialism. More specifically, Acuña argues that the Anglos took advantage of Mexico and started the war in order to make a profit. The general argument made by Norman A. Graebner in The Mexican War: A Study In Causation is that the Mexican-American War was not an exercise in American Imperialism. More specifically, Graebner argues that the United States did not want to go to war. Instead, they wanted to Mexico to recognize the annexation of Texas and buy New Mexico and California from them.

The Mexican war was a turning point for the struggling colonies and it showed what extent we were willing to go to get what we wanted so to speak. The war could have been completely avoided had we, the Americans, not started the conflict. At first, it all started with Moses Austin’s proposition to bring in colonists to the large state of Texas. The Mexican government only gave him permission in the first place because they thought it would “provide a buffer against illegal U.S. settlers, who were creating problems in east Texas” and it was in part to “help develop the land, since only 3,500 native Mexicans had settled in Texas” (The Texas Revolution). However, over the years, the American population residing in Texas started to double and soon formed a “4-to-1 majority” over the Hispanics. Later on there would be conflict involving the

The Mexican American War is one of the most popular wars in U.S. History. Without this war many things would be different. For starters the U.S. would be a lot smaller and Mexico a lot bigger. The outcomes of The Mexican American War caused many problems but also had some good effects. The Mexican American War had positive and negative aspects for both sides including the loss of over 37,000 men due to injuries, accidents, and disease (DiConsiglio 60-61); land gain for the U.S.(DiConsiglio 64-65); and a loss of respect for the Mexican citizens.(Feldman 42).

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