Grande Odalisque

Poverty in Mexico and South America has been the cause of many immigrants going in search of other means to provide for their families. The United States population consists of four percent of undocumented immigrants and in 2008, 8.3 million immigrants made up the workforce (Androff et. al). Immigrants face many difficulties throughout Mexico as they try and reach the United States. As stated by the Mexican National Institute of Migration, there are hundreds of thousands of immigrants who cross…

It captures your attention and causes you to be fully engaged in the book in order to understand the reality of the situation. The creation of Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, began in 1985 when Joe Simpson and Simon Yates decided to climb Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. The freezing temperatures, lack of warmth, hydration and food made the climb excruciating day by day. After three days of ascending, disaster struck. Simpson fell braking several bones in his leg. With no rescue available,…

Was the United States Justified in Going to War With Mexico? Mexicans and Americans are closer to war than ever before. When Texas gained its independence in 1836 there was a dispute in the borders. American troops were north of the Rio Grande when fired upon by a bigger force of Mexican troops. This event started the Mexican War. So should have the US have been able to go to war with Mexico. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because Mexicans are treating Texans…

into place. Polk also wanted the Oregon Territory to again be occupied. He was also interested in California, which was Mexican territory. When he offered to buy the land, he was rejected. In his anger, Polk sent his men into an area between the Rio Grande and Nueces River, which was also Mexican territory. Polk was asking for a…

happened on April 25th, 1846 to Mexico, which where America took land from them through force. The event that triggered the beginning of the war was American troops patrolling an area North of the Rio Grande. American troops engaged a large body of Mexican soldiers that had just crossed the Rio Grande. Did the United States have a good justified reason on going to war with Mexico. The first reason the Mexican-American War was not justified was the mobilization of American troops in disputed…

Among the 23 articles, one recalled that, “The boundary line between the two Republics shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from the land, opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande […]”. This meant that Mexico agrees and recognizes the Rio Grande as The United States southern boundary, and not the Nueces River as disputed in earlier events leading up to the war between the two countries. In addition, to officially ending the war, the treaty also added 7 Mexican…

point, since the Americans won that battle decisively. To make things even worse for the Mexican country, General Zachary Taylor not only wanted to fight for the Grande Rio border, he wanted to take complete control of Mexico. Not being satisfied from winning Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, Taylor commanded his army across the Rio Grande into Mexican soil. According to history.com, “Zachary Taylor would attack the Mexicans on their own soil and cause much destructive chaos amongst the towns.…

to the U.S. to people of Spain and Mexico by those respected by the governments. They also changed the article IX’s first paragraph and also eliminating the last two sentences in that article. The sold land that Mexico gave to the U.S. was the Rio Grande, this was the boundary between Mexico and the U.S. On 30 December 1853, they countries agreed to increase the border makers from 6 to…

In 1820, Spain had opened up the territory of Texas to American colonization because it was unable to persuade its own citizens to settle the remote and fairly unpopulated land. The following year, however, Mexico gained independence from Spain. Mexico Continued Spain’s colonization plan after its independence in 1821. American colonization of Texas took place from 1821 until 1835. They were attracted here for three reasons; the first being cheap, inexpensive land. Undeveloped land in the…

Mexican law. First of all, the Mexican war was not justified was because Mexico was only defending its own borders from the U.S. First of all, the United States attacked on Mexican soil. The attack took place between the Nueces river and the Rio Grande, which is part of Mexican territory. Also, according to Jesus Velasco-Marquez in “ A Mexican Viewpoint on the War With the United States,” he explained how “ ...the mobilization U.S Army was an outright attack on Mexico,” in the eyes of the…