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How Was The Mexican American War Justified

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The Mexican-American War
The contentious Mexican-American War is a topic that is frequently discussed and debated. Was America's decision to go to war with Mexico justified? The Mexican-American War, which occurred from April 1846 to February 1848, was a clash between the United States and Mexico. It resulted in the U.S. obtaining more than 500,000 square miles (1,300,000 square km) of Mexican land spanning westward from the Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean. This war was won by the Americans and condemned by its contemporary detractors as expansionists. The US was unjustified in going to war because of 3 reasons: the U.S. robbed Mexico, the growth of slavery in Texas, and President Polk provoked it.
The first reason as to why the U.S. was not …show more content…

The expansion of slavery in Texas is my second reason. Slavery was strongly opposed in Mexico. Mexico is a religiously zealous country. One of the most crucial things to them is their faith. Mexico was strongly opposed to slavery and would never have slaves on its border. Mexico desired that the United States relocate to their territory, but because the US did not follow these rules, Mexican officials became enraged and kicked them out. The third and final reason is that Polk provoked Mexico. He was a strong believer in Manifest Destiny. He believed that God planned to kick out Mexicans and let the USA grow more. He stole Texas from Mexico (Doc. B). This evidence shows that the US was unjustified in going to war because he thought Manifest Destiny was one of God’s plans. “I do not think there was ever a more wicked war than that waged by the United States on Mexico. I thought so at the time when I was a youngster, only I had moral courage enough to resign-Ulysses S Grant to a journalist in (1879). This was triggered by the American annexation of the Republic of Texas in 1845 and a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River. Since the Mexican government invited Anglo

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