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The War With Mexico By James K. Polk

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The War with Mexico There are people who approve or disprove every fight. Many people were strong believers in the Manifest Destiny. James K. Polk wanted to annex Texas and California. The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because Mexico was just defending themselves, slaveholders went to Mexico even though slavery was illegal, and Mexico declared when they changed their border. The United States went to war with Mexico in 1846. The Manifest Destiny was what some some believed to be God’s plan to expand the United State’s territory. James K. Polk was elected in late 1844, and he was a believer in the Manifest Destiny. This is part of what caused some future disputes. Mexico had declared itself free from Spain in …show more content…

Mexico’s government reaffirming the instruction to protect the border because of the US crossing the border led to the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma (Velasco-Marques 327) If the US hadn’t crossed the border there wouldn’t be any battles. The US was not justified in going to war because Mexico was just defending themselves from what looked like an invasion. Based on reasons that Mexico was just defending themselves from what looked to be an invasion, the US wasn’t justified going to …show more content…

“...The Congress of Texas, by its act of December 19, 1836 had declared the Rio del Norte to be the boundary of that republic…” This shows that Mexico declared its borders. “...the troops commanded by General Zachary Taylor Arrived at the Rio Grande.” (Velasco-Marquez 327) If the US hadn’t crossed the border, the battles wouldn’t have happened. The Mexican government had to protect the border, which led to battles. (Velasco-Marquez 327). If the United States hadn’t crossed the border, the battles wouldn’t have happened. On April 24th, 63 men and officers were sent up to the Rio Grande. (Polk 325). This shows that Mexico’s orders were crossed by the United States. This evidence shows that the US was not justified in going to war because Mexico declared when they changed their border. Mexico declared when they crossed their border, and the borders shouldn’t have been

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