Mexican-American+War

Historical Context The Mexican-American war began over the dispute of where Texas ended. Mexico claimed that it ended at the Nueces River and the U.S. claimed it ended at the Rio Grande. This dispute began after Texas declared independence on March 2, John Slidell on a mission to Mexico City to negotiate the disputed Texas border, settle U.S. claims against Mexico, and purchase New Mexico and California for up to $30,000,000. Mexican President José Joaquín Herrera refused him. Mexican troops had crossed the Rio Grande on April 25 and attacked Taylor’s troops that were occupying the disputed area between the Nueces and the Rio Grande. Both armies fought many battles, but on February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed to end the war. According to the treaty, Mexico gave up nearly all the territory now included in the states of New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California, Texas, and western Colorado for $15,000,000 and U.S. assumption of its citizens’ claims against Mexico. To this day, no one knows whether Mexico or America was right about the land of Texas. 

The link below is a video on the Mexican-American War

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__ Thesis __ The Mexican-American War did not show Americans the spirit of nationalism, but showed Americans how the dispute over the war led to the North and South being divided because of the South gaining land and benefits from Texas. __Work Cited__

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