What Led To The Mexican American War

European immigrants were sometimes pushed out of their homelands, and other times, came in hope for a better life. The German immigrants, the largest group of European immigrants to come to Texas, came for affordable, fertile land, but they were also forced out of the overpopulated Germany that had become overrun by industry. The Irish came simply for economic opportunities, and because an Irishman by the name of William Kennedy wrote a book encouraging (Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas) immigration to the prosperous Texas. France was also encouraged by a piece of writing- The Republic of Texas’ Treaty with The Kingdom of France, signed in 1840. This treaty communicated the amity between the two countries,

American settlers were urged to come into Mexico and establish settlement in Texas, which was unclaimed by any Mexicans at the time. They were given terms of settlement that they were expected to follow. Slavery was made illegal so they were instructed not to bring slaves as it would not be allowed. It was also made a rule that they would become Catholic and Mexican citizens learning to speak the Spanish language and adopting the ways of the Mexican culture. Rules were not followed, and with Americans out numbering Tejanos the settlers of Texas instead decided to attempt succession from the country of Mexico all together with the help of the United States. Mexicans suspecting trouble ahead from Texas aimed to stop immigration into the area, but action was taken to late and the situation had already become unable to be

Before the time of Texas declaring independence, the Texans had a very difficult time living within the brutal hands of the Mexicans. With the Mexican government making laws that go completely against Texas’ desires and practiaclly strpping away all of what the people of Texas know, a spark was created for independence. Without independence for Texas, there would be barely any way to make money since slavery was illegal, the Texans would continue to be miserable with the aggressive laws, and the craving to always want to officially be considered an American would only grow. Even when the Texans attempted to fix these complications, the Mexico government only grew worse and more crucial towards the once loyal individuals of Texas. Eventually,

Schlewitz: Another reason people would want to come to Texas is the cheap land. At the time of the Law of 1824 the land was only 12.5c per acre, this is equivalent to 4$ today. Mexico played a huge role in the settlement of Texas and truly shaped the way Texas is today. First Mexico settled Texas with the impresario system. This system used impresarios, which were like land agents, to sell land to families, and most of these families were from the US, which strengthened ties and helped with annexation.

In the mid 1800s, many people around the world decided to leave their homes and immigrate to Texas. Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, raising taxes, and famine, all of this caused them to dismiss to Texas and create a new life. Most of the immigrants that came to Texas they were lost and desolated in Texas, they didn’t have any money and didn't spoke english in Document A it says how they lived when they came to Texas “With no other shelter, these unfortunate victims lived in hole they had excavated in the ground, without roofs and without drinking water except that that fell from heaven…” For the immigrants the U.S was seen as the land of economic opportunity,

On the other hand, in Mexico and expansion, they already had Texas, California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada. America wanted some of these territories since some lands were actually not being used. Due to Manifest Destiny, Mexico was affected, which would later become the Mexican War. The liberty in Mexico was unalike, such as, they were not as strong as America. As for slavery, they had used Indians for labor. The Spaniards were known for not doing hard work. However, the difference was that they were not called slaves. They had received protection to get labor in return. They were protected by laws, there would be no segregation and discrimination.

In the Mexican American war, the Mexicans were responsible for the war. The reason why the Mexicans were responsible for the war was that they did not follow the annexation of Texas, and the Mexicans killed 16 US soldiers on American soil. The Mexicans were responsible for the Mexican American war because they didn´t follow the annexation of Texas that they signed on. For example, when Mexico heard about the annexation over Texas they immediately, ¨Protested against the annexation.¨ Another thing the Mexicans did was they declared war.

The Mexican War of Independence had two main goals. The first goal of the war was to end 300 years of Spanish rule in Mexico. The first revolt’s goal was to capture the Mexican capital, which failed in the 19th century. Luckily enough in 1820 new government took over Spain and promised to work out a reform with Mexico. This reform became the second goal of the Mexican War of Independence. The plan was Mexico would be turned into an independent constitutional monarchy. Even Though the Royalists still opposed against Mexico gaining their independence they ended up giving in due to financial issues, Spanish government, lack of supplies, and lack of troops.

For example, knowing that these Anglo-American brought slaves to Texas, the Mexican government passed a law that abolished slavery in their territory. They also “prohibited further American immigration into Texas.” However, Mexicans in Texas supported the white settlers, as these white settlers have been the main source that helped their economy flourished in the past

The Mexican-American war was a war fought over the annexation of Texas and where the Mexican-American border should be placed. The war sparked conflict over many other issues such as slavery, the justification of the war, and even formed the foundation of what would later come as the Civil War. Many people argued the topic of slavery in the Mexican-American war. There was a question of whether or not slavery should be legal in areas won by the United States.

The Mexican-American was very important to our country. We not only annexed Texas but, gained other states what is now modern day California, Utah, and Nevada. Mexico also obtains from the war which was debt relief. This paper explains how America and Mexico went from enemies to allies.

It all started in 1830 with Stephen Austin, a leader of American pioneers in the wild, living in Texas, under the rule of the Mexican government, who had solved two major problems that the settlers had with the government. The colonist were now allowed to keep slaves in Texas, even though no other

With the independence of Mexico, Texas becomes part of Mexico’s frontier with the United States. One year before the Independence of Mexico, Spain had invited Euro-American to settle in Texas. Spain expected that these new settlers in Texas would increase the economy to the region, but in this case, it could be because Spain wanted more European decent people to colonize their land to increase the white population. Mexico continue with the same plan after its independence. Mexico opened Texas doors for Euro-American to colonize their territory. Large numbers of Euro-American colonist began to enter the Texan Territory to escape the great depression of 1819. By the 1830’s more than twenty thousand colonists with their African slaves have settled in Texas (Acuña 42). For these new settlers to permanently stay in Texas, they needed to follow the Mexican Immigration Laws; the Anglo immigrants were required to learn the Spanish language, they needed to become Catholic, Pledge Allegiance to Mexico and most importantly to Abolish Slavery(Covarrubias/Gamboa,11/16/2016). Many of these Anglo Settlers agreed to comply to these laws, except for the elimination of Slavery. For many Anglo-Americans, this was a violation of their property rights. For many of these settlers having slaves is the only way they could sustain their plantation and other hard

Mexicans immigrated to the United States back in the 1800's (Stanford, 2006). During 1848 the United States took over a part of Mexico which is now the Southwest (Stanford, 2006). Mexicans living in these areas were Mexican citizens before the acquisition. The United States even went into agreements with Mexico to have Mexicans work in the United States. Mexicans were treated with cruelty, while working the agriculture fields for years. The United States made several agreements with Mexico to have the Mexicans come work in the United States while American soldiers were fighting in the world wars. The labor shortage that the United States went through was reason enough to have Mexicans migrate to the United States as laborers. The United

The war with Mexico is long remembered as an episode, and by no means is it an unimportant one. With the events that led up to its happening, from the Manifest Destiny to the disputes on territory, it has severely marked the United States. American historians regard the Mexican-American war as “the foulest blot on our national honor”. (sfmuseum.org) Unethical actions were taken gain Mexican territory. Polk and his hunger for land drove him to find some devious way to fight a war with Mexico. His belligerent attitude in regard to this war was the “foulest blot on our national honor.” However, as one studies the events that led to it, was it an unprovoked act of aggression? Or did the US unjustifiably lure Mexico into one of the bloodiest wars on American soil?