government declaring war on Mexico was simply due to the desire for more land and wealth. It’s important to understand that the true intentions of the war on the American side was not those of defense against a dangerous enemy, nor was it to spread Manifest Destiny. It was due to greed, and the longing for something that someone else had. The Mexican-American war had been a huge historical event, and still affects us today. The conflict has corrupted the relationship between the two countries, and the withering relationship is only getting weaker. The U.S. had believed that there was not land enough, and that they had needed to take over more land, aggravating other countries until there was no choice for Mexico but to fire. The United States used this to their advantage, President Polk saying that “...Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, and that the two nations are now at war.” He was able to convince the U.S. government to declare war on Mexico. It is important for us to understand that the strain in our relationship was not unstemmed, in fact there is many components that lead to this strain. This connects to the current “illegal immigrants” issue, whereas America has responded by saying that we must build a wall to separate the two countries. We have to learn to learn from our mistakes and try to mend the relationship, instead of blaming one…