The Americans were more at fault for the start of the Mexican War. The Americans wanted to take land that was very valuable to Mexico. The land of Texas was very important to the Mexicans because that was where they lived. It wasn’t so forgotten plot of land that they owned, the Mexicans actually resided there. “At that time, only about 75,000 Mexican citizens lived north of the Rio Grande.” (History.com staff). The Americans also didn’t attempt to negotiate with the Mexicans after Mexico dropped all diplomatic relations with the U.S. We just went in and fought for the land. When Mexico “recognized” Texas as a country of its own, The Americans thought that they had won. They thought that just because Texas was recognized as a country, it