The Manifest Destiny: The Mexican American War

The Manifest Destiny was a belief many people believed in about how the expansion in America was the correct thing to do. The Mexican American war was all started because both countries wanted the same land, and because America and Mexico did not know how to compromise there was a war, both countries fighting finally got tired, and signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This treaty gave the U.S. an extra 525,000 square mile, in the area which now includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The Oregon Territory was then divided at the 49 latitude line. With the British getting what was on top of the line, and the U.S. getting what was below. Because of this gold was found everywhere in California, which