Mexican American War Not Justified Essay

Sort By:
Page 5 of 48 - About 479 essays
  • Decent Essays

    being fair and unfair sometimes. The Mexican war started on April 25, 1846 when Captain Seth Thornton of the United States Army and his 70 sailors were attacked by greater Mexican force. This happened in the disputed territory north of the Rio grande, reports say that 16 Americans were killed and the number of Mexican soldiers that were killed it unknown. Was the United States justified in going to war with Mexico? The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because of manifest destiny

    • 859 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    declared war on you? America went to war with Mexico. In 1846, America invaded and inadmissibly killed people that kindly invited them to their country. Mexico broke away from Spain and invited Americans into their country to help populate and grow. However, America had no respect for Mexican rules, there was disputes over the annexation of Texas, and most importantly America brutally invaded Mexico. America going to war with Mexico is not justified or fair. Primarily, the Mexican and American war started

    • 613 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    that in 1821 Americans were invited by Mexicans to farm and make money. Did you also know that Mexicans anti-slaved Americans that weren't even catholic. Yes, the United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because Mexico invited America into Mexico to make them slaves, to make them farmers, and make their country wealthier. America was justified in going to war with Mexico because Mexico invited Americans into Mexico to make them slaves. Americans were invited by Mexicans into their

    • 472 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    about the war against United States and Mexico. Well if you have not heard about the war about United States Going against Mexico. In 1821 Mexico was free from their mother country, Spain. Mexico was large. United States did not listen to the mexican government. It did not take long for these two countries to boil into a revolt. Texas won their independence from mexico and they ask United states to be part of usa but the United States said no 2 times. They did that to not get the mexicans mad and

    • 1025 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Mexican War Dbq Essay

    • 682 Words
    • 3 Pages

    wanted to go to war? Was this really true? In 1821 mexico declared the country free from Spain. James K. Polk, the U.S. president and a strong supporter of Manifest Destiny, wanted Texas and also had an eye for California. Polk wanted one of these two big pieces of land to follow through with Manifest Destiny, which was a belief to expand their land to the Pacific Ocean. In July 1845 Polk sent down American troops and his messenger , John Slidell, to attempt to buy a big part of the mexican country. This

    • 682 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Was United States Justified? Arguments between two countries, that had unalike point of views, had a civil war. The war was called Mexican-American War starting April 25, 1846. Mexican War ended in February 3, 1848. United States was not justified in proceeded to war with Mexico, because Manifest Destiny is fake, Americans crossed borderline, and America does not need California. In 1821, Mexico declares independence from Spain. Next, in 1836 March 6, The Fall of the Alamo. After the Fall of the

    • 791 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Mexican/American War took place April 1846–February 1848. This war took place in Mexico after America invaded their territory. The War involved the Americans, Mexicans, and Texans. In 1821 Mexico declared its independence from Spain making it its own state. Mexico needed to increase its population and figured they could invite American settlers from Texas to join their state. Mexico got mad because Texas wasn't complying with their rules. Mexico Was Anti- Slavery, While America Was Pro- Slavery

    • 576 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Monica Tavassoli Mrs. Baldwin History Period 4 4/1/15 Was the U.S. Justified in Going to War with Mexico? During the 1800s the phrase “Manifest Destiny,” meaning obvious fate, was the belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread across the North American continent. This was a cause for Americans to start expanding their land ownership throughout the continent by settling in areas which they knew had many valuable resources. During the time that America had decided to annex Texas, many

    • 1055 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Mexico Dbq

    • 627 Words
    • 3 Pages

    States were fighting over Mexican to reclaim Texas to be part of the country. In July 1845, John L. O’Sullivan feels like the US should annexing Texas and California (Doc A Para 1). He thought that the Mexicans were dumb because they didn’t have any government authority over a country. The Mexico wanted to expand their lands. The invasion took place in April 24th when sixteen American were killed and wounded (Doc B Para 4). The argument is Americans justified in going to war with Mexico. The United

    • 627 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The war is starting. In 1846-1848 the Mexican War had commenced. The war had started because slaveholders in America brought slaves to Mexico when it previously had slaves. America had come into Mexico’s territories and took over land that was not theirs to take. Texas was part of the United States because of what they called the Annexation of Texas. Mexico did not know of the Annexation of Texas so, they started trying to take over Texas. The U.S. did not have the right reasons to go to war with

    • 565 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays