Mexican–American War

drew an imaginary line dividing the country in two. In the north slavery was not allowed and in the south slavery was allowed. The particular issue at hand with the Compromise of 1850 is the divisions over slavery in territories gained in the Mexican American War. After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848 it brought an additional 525,000 square miles into the United States territory…

The Mexican-American War was a quite large war that occurred from April 25, 1846 to February 2, 1848. The war greatly affected both Mexico and the United States. The war affected Mexico so much because, in the end, Mexico lost over 500,000 square miles of land to help end the war. The United States were affected in a large way as well. The United States paid Mexico $15 million, and in return Mexico gave the United States over 500 square miles of land, which supported Manifest destiny. So, The…

The Mexican American War The United States and Mexico were both newly established countries. Both were less organized than their mother countries. However, one of these two countries had an almost uncontrollable hunger for land expansion. This hunger led to the two countries fighting over true ownership of land. Though the dispute was mainly over claiming land, many other factors helped evolve this fight into the Mexican American War. The year was 1821. A large territory in the Americas had…

occupation of conquered territory began following the Texas and Mexican-American wars and U.S. aggressions. It cost 12,000 lives and $10m, for a gain of a colony 2.5 times as big as France, rich farmland, natural resources like gold, silver, zinc, oil, and uranium, stimulated commerce and industry (mining, agriculture and stock), ports and ocean access. Mexico was left shrunken, and hindered in its ability to build its economy. The wars left a legacy of hatred. They left immediate losses, loss…

Mexican American War; Was America Justified? Back in 1846, when America was still a growing nation, America needed more land for its growing population. Owned by Mexico, Texas and California were large provinces of land, exactly what America needed. America actually ended up going to war for that land, but was going to war worth it? In the Mexican American War, presented by James K. Polk, almost around half of Mexico’s territory up in the North was lost to America. Giving America more strength…

sees that he is in the middle of a war, or more specifically, the Mexican American War. In this dream, Edward Emerson is the youthful drummer boy, Sam Staples is a sergeant, and Ball is a general. As soon as Henry is offered a gun and told to fight he tells them that he won't. Williams, who is now a Mexican soldier, appears, and the American troops attack him. When he gets away, Henry is relieved, but his fellow soldiers aren't. He begs the president to stop the war, but he continues to ignore…

The war between the United States and Mexico greatly affected many people, during and after the war. It was unique and unlike any other war, because it was fundamentally about violence. The violence did not end once the military phase of the world ended. Ultimately the war was about land, labor, and wealth. It was also about language, culture, race, and religion. The affects of this war greatly affected many people during and even after the war was over. The war greatly changed both the United…

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 territories over to the Unites States, among them presently known as Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and California. The political atmosphere during the turn of the 19 century in the United States had…

During World War II, Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were extremely discriminated against in America. Though they worked in the United States of America, and many even served our country in the military, society refused to accept them as equals. The same type of discrimination seems to have existed against a great number of different races in America’s history. Regardless of how much good one does for a country, any form of difference tends to override it. Rather than focus on the successes of…

justified in going to war with Mexico? Before April 25, 1846, American you know today wasn't the same If America didn’t go to war with Mexico, American would only be half of the size it was today. This all started because Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico wasn’t so thrilled about Texas actions. Which, leads to the question, was America justified to war with Mexico? The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because, America invaded mexico ,American were…