The Mexican American War By Daniel Timi - 1492 Words

Union County College Mexican War Daniel Timi His. 201-United States History to 1865 Professor Margiotta The Mexican American War began on April 25, 1846. This placed the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It marked politically dividend and militarily unprepared Mexico against its expansionists-minded administration of U.S. President James K. Polk. Polk strongly believed the United States had an evident future to go across the continent in the Pacific Ocean. The border encountered along the Rio Grande, which began with a fight, followed by a series of numerous victories the United States. When the dust cleared, Mexico had lost roughly one-third of its region. The regions included all the states such as Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Utah. At the end of the U.S. Mexican War, historians have divided into their explanations. Some historians hold United States accountable while others put the blame on Mexico. The studies of the literature show majority of writers have taken into consideration that neither country entirely unimpeachable. Throughout the Mexican War there are several of causes, some which were minor and others of