Was The Mexican War Justified Essay

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Mexican troops attack on American soil killing American troops! It had all started on the border and in Mexico in 1846 to 1840, many different reasons why that America was justified with going to war but also many reasons why America was unjustified to going to war with Mexico. Was the United States given a good reason to go to war with Mexico. The United States was Justified in going to war with Mexico because of Mexico can't take care of its land, dept, and also the annex of Texas. These are the reasons why it was justified for the United states to go to war with Mexico.


One reason the Mexican War was justified was because Mexico can't take care of its land. Mexico could never give any real Government authority.They had lots and lots of land sitting idle doing nothing with nothing or noone in it. The United States had a growing populace that needed more land that was …show more content…

Texas had declared its independence from Mexico in 1836, and was known as an independent Nation. Mexico had argued when the United States had annexed which was put in the Union. Mexico likes to argue that The United States had annexed Texas while it was the other way around, Texas asked the United States to annex them. That all this was Texas decision to be annexed and not the decision of the United States. Another problem is slavery which the south of the United States has and Mexico has outlawed, Mexico says that it was all for the annex of Texas was to help strengthen the southern States while you can't grow crops in the desert that Texas is. Slaves are used to grow crops which you can't grow in the sand which is another reason why the United States wanted to by the other land was for the people and not because of slavery because again, you can't grow crops in a desert which Mexico apparently just can't understand what can and cannot grow in the desert. All of this justifies the Mexican War.(Doc

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