1. How did American life during the period of the Age of the Common Man reflect both the influence of the frontier and the impact of newer rationalistic concepts? (Think inventions‚ religion‚ peace‚ prosperity‚ literature‚ art‚ education‚ etc) 2. Briefly define (no more than 1 paragraph each‚ some are a sentence or two): -The Mexican American War: The Mexican-American war was a fight for lad between the Untied States and Mexico where the United States defeated Mexico and gained over five hundred
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In 1821‚ newly independent Mexico (from Spain) starts inviting American settlers into Texas to settle the Comanche-dominated territory. In the early 1830s‚ Mexico‚ doubtful of the settlers’ loyalty (whether it was to the U.S. or to Mexico)‚ stops immigration from the United States and outlaws slavery. In 1835‚ the Texas Revolution breaks out‚ which is ended by Texas’ victory in 1836. Although the Texans would petition for immediate annexation into the United States‚ concerns over slavery in
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In 1846 the United States went to war with Mexico. It was a brutal time. This country has gone to war with Mexico and no one was prepared for what was going to happen next. America was not justified in going to war with Mexico for these three reasons: provoking the war‚ territory was not decided‚ and Polk ordered troops to go to Mexico. Before the war‚ Texas declared its independence from Mexico. After James K. Polk was elected President‚ he sent an envoy to Mexico City to try and buy California
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Some view it as the American invasion‚ but without the Mexican-American war‚ the current Southwestern states might not be a part of the United States today. In the 1840’s‚ there was much dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico. So‚ when Mexico refused any attempt of negotiation with the U.S‚ the U.S resorted to war. The United States had many valid reasons for war such as initially taking peaceful actions‚ their belief in Manifest Destiny‚ and trying to defend their own land. The United
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Mexican American War Timeline Victor Rivera 1). April 25‚ 1846: The Mexican-American War begins when Mexican troops cross north of the Rio Grande River and opened fire on U.S. troops at Fort Texas. 2). May 8‚ 1846: Battle of Palo Alto- The first official battle of the war. After Mexican troops retreat‚ Taylor declares his army victorious. 3). May 9‚ 1846: Battle at Resaca de la Palma- The day after the Battle at Palo Alto‚ Taylor’s troops follow Mexico’s retreating men to Resaca de la Palma (resaca
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Mexican-American war lasted from 1846-1848. It consisted of numerous battles that resulted in more American victories than Mexican victories. During the first battle at Palo Alto‚ Mexican troops outnumbered American troops; however‚ the Mexican troops were poorly equipped and poorly led. Contrastly‚ the American army was well-trained and President Polk had formulated a three-pronged approach to defeat the Mexicans. Multiple factors played into the war‚ such as manifest destiny‚ Mexican attacks and
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Mexican/American War 1846-1848 Between 1846-1848‚ two nations‚ the United States and Mexico went to war with each other. This was an important battle because it would transform a continent and would form new identities for all the people inhabiting the nations. The Mexican-American War was the first major conflict driven by the idea of “Manifest Destiny”; which is the belief that American had a God-given right‚ or destiny‚ to expand the country’s borders from ‘sea to shining sea.’ There were
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Northern America. This power allowed the states a lot of freedom to expand their borders‚ which naturally caused them to have issues with their neighbors. The Mexican American war the very first‚ which was actually fought on foreign soil. Something they were not used to. After settling a good portion of the United States‚ they looked to the Mexican territory for conquering. Mexico and America have been neighbors for a while and tensions ran high between them since they were both looking for new territories
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The Mexican-American War all started by Texas. They wanted its independence and started fighting with Mexico and that lead to the Mexican American War and led to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 where they paid $15 millions of dollars for Texas‚ Arizona‚ New Mexico and California and bits of other states as well. Mexico was filled with internal struggles that approached on the Civil War. However‚ it was refusing to recognize the independence of Texas. Mexico threatened war with U.S if it took
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one way to describe the war of Mexico. At the time of 1846 Mexico was ruled by a demented ruler named Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (anˈtonjo ˈlopes ðe sant(a)ˈana). During the same time Mexico was planning against us America was ruled by James Polk. America may have been “Polking” at Mexico to go to war‚ but they have been planning two years ahead of time! After Texas joined America‚ Mexico wanted to make Texans suffer. Therefore the United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because they
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