Northern America. This power allowed the states a lot of freedom to expand their borders‚ which naturally caused them to have issues with their neighbors. The Mexican American war the very first‚ which was actually fought on foreign soil. Something they were not used to. After settling a good portion of the United States‚ they looked to the Mexican territory for conquering. Mexico and America have been neighbors for a while and tensions ran high between them since they were both looking for new territories
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one way to describe the war of Mexico. At the time of 1846 Mexico was ruled by a demented ruler named Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (anˈtonjo ˈlopes ðe sant(a)ˈana). During the same time Mexico was planning against us America was ruled by James Polk. America may have been “Polking” at Mexico to go to war‚ but they have been planning two years ahead of time! After Texas joined America‚ Mexico wanted to make Texans suffer. Therefore the United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because they
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fought brother and American blood was shed on American soil for the first time. The main cause of the American Civil War is a controversial issue that continues to be the topic of much debate. Nevertheless‚ it is apparent that the Mexican-American War had a great deal to do with it. It is not however‚ the only factor that contributed to the Civil War. The Mexican-American War only heightened issues that were already present‚ such as slavery. Similarly‚ the road to the Civil War is paved with different
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The Mexican-American War served as catalyst that channeled the divisions between the North and South and the division within the political parties. The war was fought over American expansion near Mexican territory‚ which created major tensions that resulted in full blown war in 1846. The war was very controversial because it raised sectional tensions between the different regions within the United States. Many in the North were opposed to the war because they believed it was being fought to expand
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and argument from both the Mexican and the American government regarding this situation. However‚ this isn’t the first time that the two countries have had problems regarding borders. In 1844‚ the United States and the country of Mexico had fought for land between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River. While the United States claimed that the border between the two countries was the Nueces River‚ Mexico had argued that the border had always been
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cannons fill the air. Rifles pop through the sound of men shouting at their soldiers. This was the sound of the Mexican-American war over Texas. The Mexican-American war was when Texas wanted to become a part of America‚ but Mexico was holding them back. Manifest Destiny‚ the attack on Taylor‚ and an economy benefit of the land were three ways the United States was justified in going to war with Mexico. Manifest Destiny was the idea that freedom could be spread throughout the world and into every
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lot of people agree to many wars the U.S. has been in. Even the Revolutionary War didn’t have it’s fair share of supporters. The United states was justified in going to war with Mexico because it was our Manifest Destiny to extend to the Pacific‚ Mexico attacked our troops‚ and Mexico was treating American settlers poorly. The Mexican American War was fought in 1846 to 1848 in Mexico and it led to of the gaining of territorial benefits. One reason the Mexican War was justified was the Manifest
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and quickly‚ however‚ this meant that the conflict between slave and free states continued to rise as well. Because of this‚ the Mexican American war only escalated the high tensions; the question of what was to be done with the possible acquisition of an extremely large territory was posed‚ in regards to the balance of slave and free states. Abolitionist saw that the war posed an extreme threat to this balance‚ and would only expand slavery to the land that would be acquired. Henry Clay‚ a senator
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about how Polk wants to go to war with Mexico so that we can take their land. Many people oppose this‚ including Thomas Parker. Parker wants the land‚ but doesn’t want to gain it by war but rather by better ideas and a welcoming society that would make the Americas desirable. People back home thought this war was unnecessary‚ they wanted the Americans to be captured and held hostage; with no harm done to their bodies. How the majority of the Americans felt about this war is a social factor because it
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Justified in Going to War With Mexico? Page 2 Was the United States Justified in Going to War With Mexico?
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