Mexican–American War

The Mexican-American War: A Forgotten Fight What do most people think of when they think of the Alamo? Defenders dying in a heroic last stand? Or the unmerciful slaughter of innocent men trying to protect their homes from invaders? Is that all they think of? There is much more to the Mexican-American War than most people think there is. Despite the fact that it is overshadowed by other major historical events, the Mexican-American War is one of the most important events in the history of the…

was whether or not the country would go to war with Mexico after Democrat, and current president at the time, James K. Polk went to Congress with a declaration of war with the claim that, on American soil, Mexico had caused the shedding of American blood. Furthermore, the war against Mexico would eventually ignite the debate of slavery even…

18th century experienced countless controversy over a variety of political, religious, and moral ideals. The arguments of slavery itself remained a sensitive topic throughout the Jacksonian era and continued to evoke strong emotions of Americans throughout the civil war. Following the Indian Removal Act set in place by Jackson, an idea of conquest swept through the states, this was known as Manifest Destiny. The newly independent Republic of Mexico held that territory, yet President James K.…

Prejudice towards Mexicans by the American Empire and its past war on Mexico. (Blog 1) Becoming a part of humanities core has caused me to reflect on the many interpretations of what an empire is, and how it has a strong impact on modern living. Thus, it has made me connect to modern day America and its conflicts towards my Hispanic culture. This course has so far caused me to acknowledge both the good and bad sides of an empire and how its people and choices can create either a positive…

The mexican war started in 1945 when the annexation of Texas took place. After the annexation , Mexico and America had a disagreement on what the border of Texas was. The U.S. thought that the border was the Rio Grande , while Mexico thought it was the Nueces River. This quarrel then led to the war , the prize being the land. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because America believed in manifest destiny and that God gave them the land to overspread and also because 16…

15 years after the Civil War, a small but detrimental act had changed everything. Both Mexico and the U.S. were both large in size, and had contested land separating them. Thousands of Mexicans and Americans died, but they were content and happy at first. It wasn’t a smart idea for them to mix since Mexico was Catholic and for anti-slavery, while the Americans were protestant and were pro-slavery. In 1846 the biggest dispute between Mexico and America happened, but the war wasn’t justified…

Americans, do you mean those bandits! The Mexican War started on April 25, 1846 near the Rio Grande river on foreign soil. Some events that led up to the war were the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. Was the United States justified in going to war with Mexico? America was not justified in going to war with Mexico, mainly because the Americans stole the Mexican’s land, forced their ideas of slavery, and infiltrated Mexican land. One reason the Mexican war was not justified was…

United States. Political instability in Mexico during the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century created a push factor of Mexicans into the United States. As the end of the Mexican-American war approached in 1948, the War of Reform came about internally within Mexico (Henderson, pg 11). There was a war between liberals and conservatives which…

Though there a many benefits of having a group of people united under one national identity, there runs a risk of the idea of nationalism becoming radicalized. An example of this is the Mexican-American, “Chicanos” nationalist group known as the National Brown Berets (Anzaldua 5). This group, though they are not violent, is a militarized group that takes pride in its discipline and uniformity (Cuetalachtli). Radicalized is their classification due…

hardships because of the influence the British had over China. Most of the Chinese immigrants were peasant farmer. The Chinese worked in factories during the Civil war which was important in California. They also worked in wool mills, the railroad, and as miners for the California’s Gold rush. The white/Anglo responded…