Mexican American War Research Paper

The Mexican-American War occurred between 1846-1848, the war had a significant impact on the United states and Mexico. It was driven by the result of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was a belief that America had a God given right to expand the border all the way from sea to sea. This belief in Manifest Destiny caused Mexico and America to go to war. The war caused suffering for many Mexicans and United States citizens. Following the earlier Texas War of Independence from Mexico, tensions between the two largest independent nations on the North America continent increased as Texas eventually became a U.S state.
There were positive and negative effects on the United States following the Mexican American War. The war was the first time the United States fought on foreign territory and occupied another nations capital. Their were several events which led to the start of the Mexican-American war, and there were also many things that …show more content…
The first cause was the desire of the U.S to expand across the North American continent to the Pacific Ocean which caused conflict. President Polk came into office in 1845 with an idea called Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that Americans were able to expand the border to the Ocean. The second cause of the war was the Texas War of Independence and the invasion of that area to the United States. Mexico needed settlers in the under populated north parts of the country and allowed U.S citizens to live in Texas they were known as “Texicans”. They were not happy with the way the government in Mexico handled their business. The Texas War began as both Mexican and Americans living in Texas fought for Independence from the Mexican Government. In contrast to the United States, Mexico suffered more severely from the war. “As a result of all the suffering the war caused the nation, Mexicans often refer to the war as the American Intervention” (Singley,