The definition of “justified” is having‚ done for‚ or marked by a good or legitimate reason. The second definition is declared or made righteous in the sight of God. The war with Mexico was both of these definitions. It was justified. In 1836‚ Texas had won it’s independence and had become apart of America. Mexico had attacked U.S. soldiers on Texas territory. Polk became president. He believed in Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the belief that God wanted America to spread across the continent
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AISCT A.R. Grade 11 “Was the Mexican War a justified act of self defence or an unjustified act of imperialism‚ and are there comparisons to the recently ‘ended’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?” Americans had one objective and that was to expand due to the belief in American superiority also known as Manifest Destiny‚ which was the creed that it was their destiny or predestination to expand. This became an obstacle to neighbouring empires due to Americas oppressive intentions. Mexico had won
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If it wasn’t for the Mexican War‚ the western land would be still be apart of Mexico. Mexico didn’t like the idea of the United States’s attempt to buy a large part of their country. There was also a border dispute between Mexico. Near the Rio Grande‚ Mexico troops had attacked the US Army. Was the Mexican War justified? The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because of Mexico’s treatment of Slidell‚ sixteen Americans killed by them‚ and attacked the US near the Rio Grande.
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Was the Mexican War justified? As Americans‚ we might not view America as a bully‚ but during arguments with Mexico during The mid 1800’s‚ Americans obviously pushed around the Mexicans. In 1821‚ Mexico gained its freedom from Spain. The young nation was about the same size as the United States‚ and the U.S. government immediately developed a lust for Mexico’s land. Arguments arose‚ leading to the Mexican-American war. Like most wars‚ it had its supporters and critics. Looking back at the
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When some think back to when America was expanding they might not think of the war we went against with Mexico‚ but this point in time was a huge part of the expansion. Other thing still had a continuation when the war was taking place such as: the annexation of oregon territory (1846)‚ the first diamond is laid out in Cooperstown‚ new york (1840)‚ and due to the Mexican cession the US’s size increased bey 50% (1846). Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836 in a battle at the Alamo. This then
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spite of their ideals‚ there was one entity stopping them from fulfilling and continuing their beliefs ; Mexico. Although Mexico was precluding their aspirations‚ it didn’t give the United States the right to go to war. Going to war with Mexico was not justifiable for multiple reasons. First‚ and foremost‚ the primary reason war was not justified‚ nor warranted‚ is because the Americans were on Mexican land that they were originally invited to inhabit. Once Mexico was declared free from Spain
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United States: Justified or Unjustified Mexico wanted to steal America’s land that they have won. Mexico was crossing American borders‚ and some Mexican soldiers killed sixteen Americans. Mexico crossed the line with America and the United States decided to go to war with Mexico. America has too little land for too many people‚ and America had already won Texas. Mexico denied Texas’s independence and wants Texas back. America had decided to go to war because the belief to fulfill Manifest Destiny
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Was America justified in the Mexican-American war The Mexican-American war stared in 1821 after Mexico won its independence from Spain‚ thus allowing American settlers to move into the newly unoccupied territory. The Victorians of the war‚ were the Americans. After the war came to an end‚ Mexico signed the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo. In the treaty Mexico agreed to give 500‚000mi to the U.S.‚ while the united states paid Mexico $15 million. There are many different point of views towards the Mexican-American
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There were big wars in the past‚ but have you heard of the Mexican-American war? In 1821 was the Mexican Independence‚ in 1845 was the Texas annexation by the US‚ 1846-1848 was the Mexican war‚ and in 1848 was the Mexican Cessation. Now we are going to find out if the US was justified or unjustified in going to war. The US was unjustified in going to war because of 3 reasons: Polk provoked it‚ Robbery of Texas‚ and the growth of Slavery of Texas. One reason the US was unjustified is
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and did such things to Mexico‚ why were they the ones to declare war on Mexico? The Mexican War began in 1846 after Mexico opened fire on Americans north of the Rio Grande‚ which happened to be the Texas-Mexico border. As a result of this event‚ President Polk declared war between the two countries‚ although‚ due to prior events‚ it seemed more reasonable for Mexico to be doing so. The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because they robbed land from them‚ brought slaves into
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