Logan Lee
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English-2nd Hour
Social Studies-3rd Hour
America was not justified for war After becoming free from its mother country, Spain just a mere 25 years earlier, Mexico was in a brutal war with the United States. Many events led up to the war. It started off with Mexico declaring itself free from Mexico, becoming a free country. At the time, Mexico was equal to the size of the United States. Soon after Mexico became free, Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836. Then the war took place from 1846-1848. This DBQ answers the question, Was the United States Justified in Going to War with Mexico? The U.S. was not justified in going to war because of three reasons. The reasons are Polk was land hungry, initiating the war , and bringing slavery to Mexico. …show more content…
Before Polk even became president, Texas applied for statehood twice, and was rejected by Congress both times. (Background Essay Paragraph 5) They didn't want another large slave state added to the Union, which would mess up the Missouri Compromise. John L. O'Sullivan said “California will, probably, next fall away from Mexico,” (Doc A Paragraph 3) as Texas did. Polk was a strong supporter of Manifest Destiny, which means that God wanted the America to go from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. He had his eye on Texas and then later California. O’Sullivan later said, “All this will happen in the natural flow of events.” (Doc A Paragraph 3) Instead of accepting Texas into the Union, he wanted to go to war instead. That is the first reason why America was not
4\27\15
English-2nd Hour
Social Studies-3rd Hour
America was not justified for war After becoming free from its mother country, Spain just a mere 25 years earlier, Mexico was in a brutal war with the United States. Many events led up to the war. It started off with Mexico declaring itself free from Mexico, becoming a free country. At the time, Mexico was equal to the size of the United States. Soon after Mexico became free, Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836. Then the war took place from 1846-1848. This DBQ answers the question, Was the United States Justified in Going to War with Mexico? The U.S. was not justified in going to war because of three reasons. The reasons are Polk was land hungry, initiating the war , and bringing slavery to Mexico. …show more content…
Before Polk even became president, Texas applied for statehood twice, and was rejected by Congress both times. (Background Essay Paragraph 5) They didn't want another large slave state added to the Union, which would mess up the Missouri Compromise. John L. O'Sullivan said “California will, probably, next fall away from Mexico,” (Doc A Paragraph 3) as Texas did. Polk was a strong supporter of Manifest Destiny, which means that God wanted the America to go from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. He had his eye on Texas and then later California. O’Sullivan later said, “All this will happen in the natural flow of events.” (Doc A Paragraph 3) Instead of accepting Texas into the Union, he wanted to go to war instead. That is the first reason why America was not