How did America become the country it is today? The Mexican War started in the year 1846 at the “Texas Side” of Rio Grande. It started after the Mexicans fired upon the Americans on the Rio Grande, and President Polk, the U.S. president at the time, saw it as a reason to go to war. However, was the U.S. really justified in going to war with Mexico? The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because of the Manifest Destiny, the growing population, and because Mexico provoked America first. One reason the Mexican war was justified was the Manifest Destiny. In document A, John L. O’Sullivan stated that “... hampering our power, limiting our greatness and checking the fulfillment of our Manifest Destiny to overspread the
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In document A, John L. O’Sullivan stated that, “... Manifest Destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence (God) for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.” This evidence shows the U.S. was justified in going to war with Mexico because the U.S.’s population increases every year, and they need more land to provide homes for the new families. A third reason the Mexican War was justified was because the Mexicans provoked America first. In document B, James Polk stated in his war message that, “... Mexico has passed the boundaries of the U.S., has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil.” This evidence shows that the U.S. was justified in going to war with Mexico because they invaded America first and killed Americans on their land. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because of the Manifest Destiny, the growing population, and that Mexico provoked them first. All in all, the U.S. was justified to go to war with Mexico for the reasons above. Thanks to the war, Texas is now a state apart of the United States of America. The Mexican War was important whether or not the U.S. was justified or not because the war resulted in the U.S. gaining another state. It is important today because without the war, we may have never gotten Texas, and we wouldn’t have
In document A, John L. O’Sullivan stated that, “... Manifest Destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence (God) for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.” This evidence shows the U.S. was justified in going to war with Mexico because the U.S.’s population increases every year, and they need more land to provide homes for the new families. A third reason the Mexican War was justified was because the Mexicans provoked America first. In document B, James Polk stated in his war message that, “... Mexico has passed the boundaries of the U.S., has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil.” This evidence shows that the U.S. was justified in going to war with Mexico because they invaded America first and killed Americans on their land. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because of the Manifest Destiny, the growing population, and that Mexico provoked them first. All in all, the U.S. was justified to go to war with Mexico for the reasons above. Thanks to the war, Texas is now a state apart of the United States of America. The Mexican War was important whether or not the U.S. was justified or not because the war resulted in the U.S. gaining another state. It is important today because without the war, we may have never gotten Texas, and we wouldn’t have