The Mexican-American War began in April 1846 and end in February 1848, "also called Mexican War, Spanish Guerra
de 1847, or Guerra de Estados Unidos a Mexico “War of the United States Against Mexico”). All this war happened because because The United States of America wanted the territory of Mexico becuase there was a dispute if the Nueces River ended in Texas.The United States won the war, and they finished with 500,000 square miles of the Mexican Territory. Mexico didn't want any kind of relationship with the United States." President James K. Polk sent John Slidell on a secret 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."
The Mexican President José Joaquín Herrera refused to receive John Slidell becuse the President already knew what his intention was, and it was to take him of more Mexican territories. When the President James K. Polk knew that the Mexican President refused to receive John Slidell he ordered to the troops to occupy the disputed area between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. "On May 9, 1846, Polk began to prepare a war message to Congress, justifying hostilities on the grounds of Mexican refusal to pay American claims and its refusal to negotiate with Slidell." That evening he got a word that the Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande and that they had killed over 16 of his troops and Polk talked with the congress, so they could do something with what just happened becuse American people died en the American's floor. The Congress approved a war with Mexico, but the war was divided in the United States because, "Democrats, especially those in the Southwest, strongly favoured the conflict. Most Whigs viewed Polk’s motives as conscienceless land grabbing. And abolitionists saw the war as an attempt by the slave states to extend slavery and enhance their power when additional slave states were created out of the soon-to-be-acquired Mexican lands."
The United States send its army to Rio Grande, so they can attacked Mexico while another force was inviding New Mexico and California. Meanwhile the Taylor's troops fought a lot of battles in the the south of Rio Grande, he captured the importance of Monterrey and he defeated one of the most powerful troops of Mexico in the Battle of Buena Vista. Taylor didn't showed any importance to an invasion to Mexico. Polk ordered General Winfield Scott to take an army to sea to Veracruz, and to capture that key seaport, and then go to the interior of Mexico City." Despite some Mexican resistance, Scott’s campaign was marked by an unbroken series of victories, and he entered Mexico City on September 14, 1847. The fall of the Mexican capital ended the military phase of the conflict."
Polk assigned Nicholas Trist to accompany Scott’s forces and to negotiate a peace treaty with Mexico."But after a long delay in the formation of a new Mexican government capable of negotiations, Polk grew impatient and recalled Trist. Trist, however, disobeyed his instructions and on February 2, 1848, signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo." Mexico ceded to the United States almost 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. Zachary Taylor become a national hero. The war reopened slavery which had been largely dormant since the Missouri Compromise
de 1847, or Guerra de Estados Unidos a Mexico “War of the United States Against Mexico”). All this war happened because because The United States of America wanted the territory of Mexico becuase there was a dispute if the Nueces River ended in Texas.The United States won the war, and they finished with 500,000 square miles of the Mexican Territory. Mexico didn't want any kind of relationship with the United States." President James K. Polk sent John Slidell on a secret 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."
The Mexican President José Joaquín Herrera refused to receive John Slidell becuse the President already knew what his intention was, and it was to take him of more Mexican territories. When the President James K. Polk knew that the Mexican President refused to receive John Slidell he ordered to the troops to occupy the disputed area between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. "On May 9, 1846, Polk began to prepare a war message to Congress, justifying hostilities on the grounds of Mexican refusal to pay American claims and its refusal to negotiate with Slidell." That evening he got a word that the Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande and that they had killed over 16 of his troops and Polk talked with the congress, so they could do something with what just happened becuse American people died en the American's floor. The Congress approved a war with Mexico, but the war was divided in the United States because, "Democrats, especially those in the Southwest, strongly favoured the conflict. Most Whigs viewed Polk’s motives as conscienceless land grabbing. And abolitionists saw the war as an attempt by the slave states to extend slavery and enhance their power when additional slave states were created out of the soon-to-be-acquired Mexican lands."
The United States send its army to Rio Grande, so they can attacked Mexico while another force was inviding New Mexico and California. Meanwhile the Taylor's troops fought a lot of battles in the the south of Rio Grande, he captured the importance of Monterrey and he defeated one of the most powerful troops of Mexico in the Battle of Buena Vista. Taylor didn't showed any importance to an invasion to Mexico. Polk ordered General Winfield Scott to take an army to sea to Veracruz, and to capture that key seaport, and then go to the interior of Mexico City." Despite some Mexican resistance, Scott’s campaign was marked by an unbroken series of victories, and he entered Mexico City on September 14, 1847. The fall of the Mexican capital ended the military phase of the conflict."
Polk assigned Nicholas Trist to accompany Scott’s forces and to negotiate a peace treaty with Mexico."But after a long delay in the formation of a new Mexican government capable of negotiations, Polk grew impatient and recalled Trist. Trist, however, disobeyed his instructions and on February 2, 1848, signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo." Mexico ceded to the United States almost 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. Zachary Taylor become a national hero. The war reopened slavery which had been largely dormant since the Missouri Compromise