All this land was achieved through the Mexican War, which led to the Mexican Cession; the Texas War for Independence, which led to the Texas Annexation; and the Gadsden Purchase. ... However, as with all wars, there were many different causes of the Mexican War. ... The Mexican War was a war for southwestern territory that the US was intent on possessing, either through money or through bloodshed. ... Although people used Manifest Destiny as a justification for the Mexican War, there is no such thing as a justifiable war. ... Manifest Destiny was a cause, a justification, as well as a result o...

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Carey Jr. shows me how unjustified United States was when it went to war with Mexico. ... The Mexican- American War(1846-1848) also known as the U.S Invasion in Mexico was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico. ... ", the United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico. ... Also he was the President during the Mexican- American War, and being the president, instead of stopping the war, he provoked Mexican into fighting. ... James Polk decision was the second reason why we had the Mexican-American War. ...

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The war between Mexico and America has been labeled "an unprovoked and unjustifiable war of aggression and territorial aggrandizement." ... It was noted that only if the Mexican Army crossed the Rio Grande and invade Texas would we drive them out and back to Mexico if possible. ... The Secretary of War William L. ... He also stated that Mexico was not an enemy and should not be treated as one unless war is declared or they react with hostility. In many instances Mexico and the US had conflicts that led to the Mexican American War. ...

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When Texas broke away from Mexico in 1836, the majority of Mexicans believed it was still a part of Mexico. ... Polk was very anxious to purchase California from Mexico and he knew that Mexico would refuse to give it up. ... The United States dominated Mexico throughout the entire war. ... The Civil War was by far the deadliest war in American history. ... Polk wanted both California and Mexico and he did, but the war dragged on too long with many lives lost and more money than he wanted to use. ...

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House of Representatives during the Mexican War. ... Mexican War begins: With the annexation of Texas in early 1845, war with Mexico became inevitable. ... It formally ended the Mexican War. ... Major conflict The major conflict of this administration was the Mexican War. ... The war was considered a deliberate attempt to get Mexico involved in a war for the sake of gaining all the land in the North American Continent. ...

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Although Texas was independent from Mexico, Mexico did not like the annexation and threatened war if the annexation was approved thus inheriting a war for Polk when he entered office. ... The Mexicans rejected the offer and attacked the general thus giving Polk no choice but to ask congress to declare war on mexico. ... President Polk created the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 which split Mexico. ... Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and parts of New Mexico. In exchange for all this land, Mexico received fifteen million dollars. ...

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James Knox Polk was the 11th President of the United States. He was a Democrat from Tennessee. He was elected President of the United States and Henry Clay who represented the Whig party and who had previously lost to Andrew Jackson, a Federalist. Polk lived from 1795-1849. He married Sara Child...

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Everything initiated when a small cluster of democrats envision the idea of not permitting slavery into the new territories purchased or taken from Mexico. ... If Texas would had not come into the Union the war might had still been avoided. They also blamed the purchase of territory because of the war they were involved with at the moment. ...

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