Mexican–American War

The War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War are two wars that physically seem two alternate extremes. “On land, the War of 1812 was fought to define the nation’s boundaries” (Faragher p. 189). A handful of U.S. leaders, referred to as the “war hawks,” also wanted to expand into British Canada. They exploited fears about Tecumseh and naval complaints against the British to garner support for a conflict that would become known as the War of 1812. However, American believed that “Manifest Destiny”…

After the war between America and Mexico in 1836 over Texas, relations between the neighboring countries were tense. When America headed south again – this time to buy California – Mexico rebuked America. Consequently, President Polk felt America’s honor was challenged, and made a decision to declare war on Mexico. Today, it is argued as to whether the Mexican-American war was justifiable. While some may disagree with the aforementioned statement, the US was justified in going to war. This can…

borders, came the expansion of slavery. Many groups of people were widely opposed to this expansion of slavery, and in events like the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Mexican-American War, many arguments arose regarding the moral and political effect of this expansion. The moral argument of both the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Mexican-American War, was that slavery is simply not right. The whole practice of trading, selling, and forcing humans to work, and justifying it because their skin is a…

In my opinion, the Mexican-American war was not justified. Originally, when the Americans began spreading the idea of manifest destiny, the Mexicans, in general, had two attitudes towards it. Some admired this idea, however, some also feared it. They were concerned that the Americans would start trying to expand into Mexico and basically push the borders. However, Americans paid very little attention to what Mexico was thinking or saying. This is where the issue started. In general, I think…

to the Mexican-American War was a generously peaceful country. Expansion into the westward land was seen as one of the greatest opportunity for economic growth. It allowed families who had never been able to own land the opportunity of home ownership. The westward expansion was acquired through many forms ranging from the peaceful settlements in Oregon, to the discovery of gold in California. Yet, much of the expansion came from the dispute of bounders with Mexico that lead to the Mexican…

answer the questions that follow. 1. Describe events that explain the border differences between these maps. Use information from the maps and the lesson in your response. Use complete sentences. In the first map, it shows the victory of the Americans in the American Revolution in 1783, which helped the United States expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. The second map shows the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France for $15 million, which doubled the size of…

The Mexican-American War: A Forgotten Fight What do most people think of when they think of the Alamo? Defenders dying in a heroic last stand? Or the unmerciful slaughter of innocent men trying to protect their homes from invaders? Is that all they think of? There is much more to the Mexican-American War than most people think there is. Despite the fact that it is overshadowed by other major historical events, the Mexican-American War is one of the most important events in the history of the…

States, Native Americans have been, more than any other minority groups, the target for racism that led to ethic cleansing by the European settlers and their newly formed country, the United States. These are the native people who live in the land long before European settlers came. They have always resisted assimilating with the colonial culture and becoming a part of the new colonial nation. It was after the Mexicans gained their independence in 1821 that Groups of Native Americans began to…

Wars are what define the success of a country; if you win, then the country is considered strong; if you lose, the country is considered weak. This, however, does not determine how justified the country was in deciding to go to war. The Mexican American War marked the first time the U.S. fought on foreign soil. This war began over a border dispute between America and Mexico. It started with Texas gaining independence from Mexico in 1836. At first the U.S. did not want Texas to join the Union due…

time. In 1856, the United States declared war on Mexico, and within a short period of time, one and a half million square miles of land had been added to the United States. The Mexican American War was important, not only in its ramifications, but in its causes. Similarly, the Dred Scott Decision of 1857 had disastrous effects on the slave community, but even more importantly might have been the sectionalism that occurred as a result. The Mexican American War and the Dred Scott Decision,…