The war between Mexico and the United States was not justified for a multitude of different reasons. The first reason why the American-Mexican war was not justified is because the Americans came into the Mexican territory illegally. The Americans and the Mexicans never disputed over the boundaries of the territory so, when each of the country’s soldiers got in a problem with the others, it is not a good reason for the justification of the Mexican War. Another reason for the Mexican War being not justified is because, is because of manifest destiny. Stated by Joshua Giddings, “We may justify ourselves for defending our country, but never for waging a war upon an unoffending people for the purpose of conquest”. This shows that the Mexican
