Mexican–American War

was during the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865. It was brother against brother, family against family, neighbor against neighbor. This war had to turn every single person in this country against each other. However, one must examine the events that lead to the southern states to seceded from the Union and ultimately lead to the bloody conflict we all know today to be the American Civil War. Firstly, let’s start with one of the obvious factors of starting the Civil war; Slavery. The…

From the beginning of the Mexican-American War to the beginning of the Civil War, the era of 1845 to 1861, marks a time of great controversy among citizens of the United States of America. The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 began the extreme need for slavery that later fueled the intense controversy between the Northern and Southern states. This controversy led the states to make the Missouri Compromise in 1820, which limited slavery to only the Southern states. The South,…

with Mexico. The recent annexation of Texas in 1845 had already resulted in a substantial loss of territory claimed by the Mexican government. By the time the Americans had seized control of Mexico City after twenty-one months of fighting, casualties for both countries were over thirty-thousand. The war resulted in the U.S. acquisition of a majority of the modern American southwest. The U.S. expansion led to much debate over sectional interests between New Englanders, westerners, and…

pretty different place. Well, if America hadn’t won the Mexican-American War, many of these states might not even exist. But winning the war wasn’t easy, we went through a plethora of events to get where we are today. But America wasn’t about to give up so easily, “America’s honor had been challenged.” (Roden 317) America was justified in going to war with Mexico because America was overpopulated and didn’t have enough land, innocent American soldiers had unjustly been killed, and the Manifest…

1848, the Americans saw themselves as an impenetrable force. The nation had twice proved victorious over a greater oppressing force. The Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, were glorious because they ended an injustice. In contrast, the Mexican ­American War was incited by American injustice and the corrupt dream of President Polk. President Polk was known as “Polk the Purposeful” his objective was to expand the nation (The American). The United States was not justified in going to war with…

Mexico believed it was the Nueces River. Polk saw that war with Mexico could acquire California and Mexico and sent American troops to the Rio Grande to provoke the Mexicans.In the end, Polk got what he wanted, we gained California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Historians, present and past, have argued about whether the war was justified or not. To determine this, we must investigate why the war was not justified. Therefore, the Mexican-American War was not justified because of the expansion…

The Mexican-American War: Was it Justifiable? “The most dramatic event in the history of relations between Mexico and the United States took place a century and a half ago.”(Doc. 3) These words perfectly describe the conflict between our countries, a war over territory, misunderstandings and the breaking of laws. A debate still held today, is whether or not America was justified in declaring war on Mexico, yet there is more supporting info leaning towards it being an injustice. From simply…

The Mexican American War was the first war that the United States primarily fought on foreign soil of which led to great amounts of bloodshed at the detriment of Mexico. The United States originally provoked the war as U.S. president James K. Polk set his eyes on expanding west as he believed in “Manifest Destiny”. The War was a result of the United States Annexation of Texas. Texas was its own Republic from 1836 through 1845 after winning it war for Independence. Mexico although never…

success in the implementation of Artillery and new tactics, sparking an American interest in what had made their artillery tactics so successful. The Mexican American War would be the proving ground for the new American strategy of implementing field artillery on the battlefield, and how it has shaped the modern infantry commander’s use of it. In the years leading up to the Mexican American War, a tactically minded secretary of war Joel Poinsett arranged for an expedition to Europe to determine…

was well in place prior to the Mexican-American war, but was pushed further by the actions that took place therein. America was guided by a resurgence of the Monroe Doctrine under President Polk. This resurgence and in the spirit of Manifest Destiny, the American people, most notably expansionist democrats, pushed to expand the nation westward, and take control of the lands from coast to coast. This control was gained with a victory over Mexico in the aforementioned war, and with a peaceful…