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Following Mexico’s independence from Spain, a new conflict would soon arise on the Mexican-American border. In 1846, The Fast-paced United States’ desire to expand their territory would clash with the Mexican’s attempt to maintain control of the land inherited from Spain, a war between the two countries that would last until 1848. By the end of the war, the United states half a million square miles of Mexican territory, a third of the nation’s total (Foner 470).
The Land Mexico controlled after achieving its independence from Spain was vast, large enough that they would encourage immigration to try and build up the territory. Mexico looked to the United States for immigrants, and offered Americans cheap land. By 1834, the population of Texas consisted of only 7,800 Mexicans, whereas the Anglo population in the territory was over 30,000 Anglos. The following year, the Mexican government would assert its power under their new constitution, and abolish slavery in all Mexican territories. In response, the ever foreboding fact that the majority of Texas inhabitants were Americans immigrants would finally become an issue. The Texans revolted, and would ultimately prevail in their secession from Mexico, becoming and independent nation. The now Republic of Texas Attracted even more immigrants from the U.S., and in 1845, joined the United States and the 28th state.
Throughout the 1840’s, there were many prominent differences between the two bordering nations. The United States was an ever growing and expanding nation. The concept of manifest destiny, the belief that a nation is destined to expand their control to new lands, sat highly with the Americans. Mexico on the other hand, lacked the resources to make use of the land they already owned, and suffered from political division as well. PBS.ORG states under their “Preludes of War” section on the history of the Mexican-American War, “The independence movements of each country also differed. The United States was a