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James Russo
Mrs. Fallman
27 March, 2017
Social studies P.6.
Was the United states Justified in going to war with Mexico
The United States had thought they were justified in going to war with Mexico after everything the U.S. has done to Mexico. The newly elected president James K. Polk was the one who led an army into the lands of Texas and California, stealing it from Mexico. President Polk believed in the Manifest Destiny of the U.S. and thought it was God’s plan for the U.S. to take Texas and California. Manifest Destiny means that it was God’s plan for the U.S. to expand into California and Texas.(BGE) Was the United States fair in going to war with Mexico or were they unfair? The U.S. was not justified in going to war with Mexico …show more content…
According to Jesus Velasco-Marquez “In the eyes of the Mexican government, the mobilization of the U.S. army was an outright attack on Mexico….”(Doc C). The U.S. moved on Mexico and they thought it was an attack on them so they had just protected themselves from the U.S. soldiers meaning that there were casualties. According to Jesus Velasco-Marquez “ As a consequence, the Mexican government were only defending themselves against the U.S. because they were coming onto their border, meaning the territory.”(Doc C). The Mexicans and their government were only defending themselves against the U.S. because they were coming onto their border and territory. Mexico shouldn’t of had a war with America because they had done nothing wrong in trying to protect their land against other enemies. Having America attack their border and territory was not ok, and Mexico just defended …show more content…
was not justified in going to war with Mexico because the U.S. had stolen their land, Broke their rules, and provoked the war in the first place. The Manifest destiny of the United States had made them think like they needed California and Texas, which they had stolen from Mexico. Mexico had attacked first, but the whole reason they had done that was because President Polk had provoked the war between them. The U.S. had invaded Texas and invaded California, stealing it and leaving Mexico in ruins. In the modern day we still have a bad relationship with Mexico because of our lives and laws that are
James Russo
Mrs. Fallman
27 March, 2017
Social studies P.6.
Was the United states Justified in going to war with Mexico
The United States had thought they were justified in going to war with Mexico after everything the U.S. has done to Mexico. The newly elected president James K. Polk was the one who led an army into the lands of Texas and California, stealing it from Mexico. President Polk believed in the Manifest Destiny of the U.S. and thought it was God’s plan for the U.S. to take Texas and California. Manifest Destiny means that it was God’s plan for the U.S. to expand into California and Texas.(BGE) Was the United States fair in going to war with Mexico or were they unfair? The U.S. was not justified in going to war with Mexico …show more content…
According to Jesus Velasco-Marquez “In the eyes of the Mexican government, the mobilization of the U.S. army was an outright attack on Mexico….”(Doc C). The U.S. moved on Mexico and they thought it was an attack on them so they had just protected themselves from the U.S. soldiers meaning that there were casualties. According to Jesus Velasco-Marquez “ As a consequence, the Mexican government were only defending themselves against the U.S. because they were coming onto their border, meaning the territory.”(Doc C). The Mexicans and their government were only defending themselves against the U.S. because they were coming onto their border and territory. Mexico shouldn’t of had a war with America because they had done nothing wrong in trying to protect their land against other enemies. Having America attack their border and territory was not ok, and Mexico just defended …show more content…
was not justified in going to war with Mexico because the U.S. had stolen their land, Broke their rules, and provoked the war in the first place. The Manifest destiny of the United States had made them think like they needed California and Texas, which they had stolen from Mexico. Mexico had attacked first, but the whole reason they had done that was because President Polk had provoked the war between them. The U.S. had invaded Texas and invaded California, stealing it and leaving Mexico in ruins. In the modern day we still have a bad relationship with Mexico because of our lives and laws that are