America’s Justification War happens in the world, because of a good reason or bad reason. America went to war with mexico for many reasons, many justifying their acts. Texas had become independent from mexico and was to be annexed into America. America then claimed some of the land and there was dispute over where the border was. America thought it was Rio Grande, Mexico thought it was Nueces river.
Following the Mexican-American War, the conflict of 1846 through 1848 caused by Texas gaining its independence from Mexico, opinions and actions of the American citizens and government concerning slavery drastically changed. Beginning from the wishy-washiness of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, American ideas and values evolved - proven through the Emancipation Proclamation of 1865. Through the seventeen different presidents coming into power during the time frame of 1787 to 1865, the judgments of slavery exceptionally differed from each man in power, having a large impact on the current situation of slavery during their time in office. Following the Mexican-American war, America acquired so much new land, sprouting the debate over slavery
The United States war with Mexico was over 160 years ago and still continues to be a divisive and widely debated topic, was it justifiable or not? The first war to be fought mostly on foreign land, was the Mexican-American War that started in 1846. America, lead by President Polk, who believed the U.S had a “manifest destiny”, fought against Mexico who had a weak military and was politically divided. After the war ended in 1848, Mexico lost one-third of its territory which included present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. Although the United States war against Mexico resulted in the gaining of America’s most valuable land, the war itself was unjust because their goal was to expand slavery, Texas was wrong from the beginning, and the war was based on false pretenses.
Insert Name: Taylor Insert Teacher Names :Mrs. Taigen, Mrs. Keithley Insert Subjects Social Studies and language Insert Date: The Mexican American War “Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.” (Polk 1795) In the year of 1821, Mexico gained its independence from Spain. It was a rough time period because wars were raging, in every country.
On April 25, 1898 the Spanish-American war began. The United States and Cuba eventually ended up benefiting from the Spanish-American war even though both had to overcome many losses. The United States had a great interest in Cuba. Having gained their independence 100 years ago from Great Britain, the U.S. knew exactly what Cuba was going through.
When Mexico gained its independence from Spain in 1821, a string of ruthless dictators and weak presidents made Mexico an easy target for its powerful neighbor, the United States. The US swooped in to expand its territory and its popular institution of slavery. By doing so, the US started a war with Mexico that was justified for illegitimate reasons. The Mexican-American War was not justified because the US took Mexico’s land for the expansion of slavery, and justified their taking advantage of Mexico when it was politically weak by hiding behind Manifest Destiny.
We chose this topic because America took a stand against Spain when they blew up the USS Maine. On February 15, 1898 the USS Maine was in Havana, when it was blown up killing 260 American sailors. America blamed it on Spain, which they controlled Cuba and Puerto Rico, and declared war. We also chose this topic because we wanted to learn more about the war and also to teach other more about it. The Spanish American war is not taught a lot in school because it only lasted three months.
The Spanish American War occurred in 1898 between Spain and the United States. Spain declared war on the United States on April 24 with the United States declaring war on Spain on April 25. The Spanish American war was a one sided war, as Spain’s Army nor Navy were prepared. 1At the time, Spain had control of Cuba and when the war ended, the United States ended up with territories in the Pacific and Latin America.
The Mexican American War The people of the United States have one duty, that is to protect. In 1821, Mexico declared its independence from Spain, its mother country. Mexicans wanted a larger population, and in 1845, the annexation of Texas happened, meaning Texas was now a part of the United States. The annexation angered Mexico so, in 1846, the Mexican American War began.
The Mexican-American War changed the Unites States of America in a monumental way. This war changed The U.S.A.’s relationship with foreign powers and the economic standpoint of the nation. The Mexican- American war, and its strong ties to manifest destiny, shaped the nation in a country bordered by two seas with a chance for common folk and foreigners to have a sustainable life due to the gold rush. The war can also be accounted for the downfall leading to the Civil War over the conflict of slavery due to the land purchased in the wars treaty. Conflict between Mexico and the United States began when Texas, previously part of Mexico, became part of the United States.
The united states declared war on Spain in April of 1898 over the issue of human rights violations in Cuba, that war lasted a mere four months, within a year the united states found themselves in yet another war, this time against the Philippines. Why did the United States find themselves in another war when one just ended? Americans who advocated annexation had a variety of motivations. First the desire for commercial opportunities in Asia, the second reason was that they thought the Filipinos were incapable of self-rule, and the third reason was the fear that if the United States did not take control of the islands another power would (office of the Historian, the Philippine-American war, 1899-1902)
INTRODUCTION Throughout the 1840s and 1850s a major war happened called the Mexican American War which drastically changed the U.S. and Mexico and lead to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to be signed and which established the Rio Grande and not the Nueces River as the U.S Border. This also lead to the U.S. annexation of Texas and lead to the Mexico agreeing to sell California and the rest of the territory for 15 million. So you 're probably wondering why the war was fought but you 'll find that out later.
The United States should not have annexed the Philippines right after the Spanish american war. Right after we get out of a war we have another the Philippine- American war. United States assumed almost the same role that Spain had played, imposing its authority on a colony that was fighting for freedom. United states forced Filipinos to live in designated zones, where poor sanitation, starvation, and disease killed thousands. This was the same practice that Americans shamed Spain for using in Cuba.
The United States war with Mexico continues to be a divisive topic among many people because of its background. The Mexican-American war was a fight between Mexico and America for land. America’s belief at the time was Manifest Destiny, which meant that they believed that America should extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific ocean. In the end, America benefited from the war and got the land. The United States expanded its size, achieving their dream of Manifest Destiny.
As stated before, the US was justified in going to war with Mexico because of three reasons, Americans were killed, Texas was already annexed, and Manifest Destiny allows it. The United states had many superb reasons for going to war with Mexico. This essay is significant because it helps explain the United States’ choice to go to war with
