Mexican War Dbq

Words: 991
Pages: 4
Open Document
The US/Mexican war was violent event for citizens that lasted 2 years in what is now the state of Texas which drastically changed the course of Mexican and American history for years. At first, Mexico, encouraged Americans to settle in Texas because they wanted to increase their population. For Mexico, this turned out to not be a good idea. The Americans that settled in Texas did not respond to Mexican authority and had many Different Beliefs than them. Texas then revolted, and won it’s independence from Mexico in 1836. Over the following 9 years, Texas applied to the US congress for annexation multiple times, which means they wanted to take away land from Mexico, and expand the US, (or become a part of the US). When Polk got elected, the US …show more content…
In Document B, it states, “...Some 16 Americans were killed and wounded, appeared to be surrounded and compelled to surrender”. This shows that the US was justified in going to war with Mexico because the Mexicans were going on to our land and killing our people. Just the fact that Mexico was killing Americans alone proves that the US was justified in going to war. Also, in Document C, “In the eyes of Mexican Government., the mobilization of the US army was an outright attack on Mexico... As a consequence, the Mexican Government reaffirmed the instruction to protect the border” This proves that the Thornton Affair was a reason for why the US was justified into going to war with Mexico because, even if Mexico did have the right to protect the border (which they didn’t), they had no right to attack us. This document was written more than a century after the war, making some of the things it says not true, For example when it says “the mobilization of the US army was an outright attack” The American troops had no intentions of attacking the Mexicans, we just needed to have soldiers on our new land. The Thornton affair was the main cause of what really started the …show more content…
In Document A, it states, “Other nations have undertaken... hostile interference against us,... hampering our power, limiting our greatness, and checking the fulfillment of our Manifest Destiny to overspread the continent allotted by God for free development of our yearly multiplying millions”. This proves that US was justified in going to war with Mexico because Mexico was one of these “other nations” that limited our greatness. It also proves that Texas was not only an expansion the US wanted, it was an expansion the US needed because of their “multiplying millions” of people. In Document D, it says “The idea was... the extensive province become part of the United States” Although Document D is a Mexican point of view, this particular statement was completely true. The Province did become part of the US, all thanks to the Manifest Destiny. It was indeed the idea of the Americans that it was God’s hope for us to expand and gain new land, so we can live the American way of
Show More

Related Documents: Mexican War Dbq

Dbq Mexican War

To be justified in an action conveys that you need a good reason or a good explanation for what you committed. At this point, conflicts start between the Mexicans and Americans, giving President James Polk an important role in this scenario. The setting of the early 1820’s, specifically 1821, sets Mexico free from Spain, sizing almost equal to the United States. Mexico’s northern land was in need of settlers, so they began welcoming American settlers to the land. Eventually, in 1836, Texas declared…

Words 1091 - Pages 5

Mexican American War Dbq

the United States Justified in Going to War With Mexico? It was destiny, not inhumanity or invasion. The war with Mexico was in 1846 until 1848. The war was ignited by the 16 soldiers slaughtered on what was disputed land and Texas’s statehood. So, was the war with Mexico justified or not? The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because manifest destiny, the people supported the war, and the legislature supported it. One reason the war with Mexico was justified was because a…

Words 463 - Pages 2

DBQ Essay: The Mexican War

The Mexican War You are heading North of the Rio Grande walking near the Texan and Mexican border with your comrade soldiers. All of the sudden you hear the screaming of Mexicans. “It’s an ambush”, your leader Zachary Taylor yells. What will happen next? Was the United states Justified in going to war with Mexico? The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because when the 16 soldiers were attacked it was because they were defending their land, when the U.S moved into Texas…

Words 929 - Pages 4

Dbq-Mexican War Analysis

Foreign intervention, especially the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-1848 would create difficulty in navigating the “trials of nationhood” between the 1820s and the 1850s. a few factors that created difficulties are the weakness and instability from newly achieved independence from a governing foreign land Spain, Maximilian’s Mexico, and the invasion of American General Zachary Taylor into Mexico. The First weakening blow would come with the newly independent Mexico free from Spain in September 1829 would…

Words 485 - Pages 2

The Mexican-American War DBQ

To some, the war between Mexico and America (also known as the Mexican-American war in America, and The American invasion in Mexico,) was a war based on lies sustained by the nefarious intent of President Polk, but to others a declaration of liberty and a demonstration of American power. The Mexican-American war was a war between America and Mexico due to Texas yearning to be annexed into America, America and Mexico then went on to fight over Texas. In the end America won the war and took Texas along…

Words 498 - Pages 2

Mexican-American War Dbq

In the 1800’s America was different than what it is now. Like, how wars were always happening even if they shouldn’t have been started in the beginning. Take, for instance, the Mexican- American War. The US was not justified in going into war with Mexico because they intruded on land they didn’t own, they didn’t abide by Mexican laws, and the Us went straight to the idea of war instead of working things out. On December 19, 1836, the Congress of Texas declared the Rio Grande a boundary between…

Words 421 - Pages 2

Mexican-American War Dbq

The Mexican-American War of 1846 played a significant role in the history of the United States and Mexico. There were some reasons for this war: annexation of Texas and “Manifest Destiny” theory. First, by 1936, there was a strong movement for Texas independence. After several bloody battles between the Mexican army and Texas Freedom Fighters, the Texans won their independence. However, hostilities rose again from a dispute over the southern boundary between Texas and Mexico. During the 1843 presidential…

Words 308 - Pages 2

Mexican American War Dbq Analysis

Date: 4/29/15 English-3rd Social Studies-2nd The Mexican and American War Slaves coming unwillingly with their rebel owners trying to be part of the U.S. While trying to become a free state. The Mexican War was from 1846-1848 at the Alamo. This lead up to Texas having it’s freedom. Both sides have different ways of seeing the War. America sees it as, “U.S. historians refer to this event as the Mexican War.” (Document C Paragraph 1). The Mexicans see it as “The American government acted like a bandit…

Words 610 - Pages 3

Mexican American War Dbq Analysis

The background essay says, “ Thousands of Mexicans and Americans died, and half of the country of Mexico was taken by the United States as a war prize”. During the Mexican- American war, many people from both countries died trying to claim the land that they believed was theirs. The U.S. took Mexico’s land as a prize of their own, they believed they needed that land because they wanted to fulfill their Manifest Destiny.The war started when the annexation of Texas to the United States started to happen…

Words 611 - Pages 3

Mexican American War Dbq Analysis

With the end result concluding who gets some of the most valuable lands in the world, the Mexican American war was sure to bring the best of the two countries against each other. During the western expansion of the United States, the need for land increased as the population rose. The sight of Texas and California interested the United States, but at the time was owned by Mexico. Although Texas was owned by Mexican, American families were allowed to live in Texas. Soon after, the people of Texas rebelled…

Words 797 - Pages 4