When the Mexicans refused to meet with a US envoy sent to negotiate a settlement of outstanding issues, President Polk ordered American forces to maneuver close to the Mexican border in disputed territory. The Mexicans attacked and the war was on. ...
Polk’s gamble paid off; after a U.S. patrol marched into the disputed territory, a Mexican cavalry unit attacked, killing 11 American soldiers. When news reached Washington, D.C. two weeks later, Polk went to Congress to ask for a declaration of war, claiming that Mexico had shed “Ame...
The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict that occurred after the 1845 U.S. annexation ofTexas. It lasted from 1846 to 1848. MY LATEST VIDEOS Despite the 1836Texas Revolution, Mexico still considered her part of its territory. The Mexican Congress never recognized Texan independence, seeing...
The two sides began peace talks in January 1848, andsigned the peace treatyonFebruary 2.The MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR was formally concluded bythis treaty.The United States received the disputed Texan territory, as well as NEW MEXICO territory and CALIFORNIA.As compensation, the United States paid Mexi...
the Mexican War was instrumental in shaping the geographical boundaries of the United States. At the conclusion of this conflict, the U.S. had added some a million square miles of territory, including what today are the states of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California, as well as portio...
wars have always been controversial subjects for Americans. One American war that had very apparent sides with strong opinions was the Mexican-American war. This war was started after James Polk was elected president in 1844. He wished to extend the American territory to the pacific ocean; congre...
Mexicorefusestosell theterritoriesin NorthernMexicotothe UnitedStates DisputedTerritory OutbreakofWar InApril1846,MexicansoldierscrossedtheRio GrandeRiverandattackedasmallAmerican cavalryunit.AccordingtotheMexicanpointofview, thiswasMexicanterritory.TheUnitedStateshad failedtorecognizetheborderfarthersouthatthe Nueces...
Events developed slowly but steadily, and in August 1845 U.S. President James K. Polk sent an Army of Occupation under General Zachary Taylor to encamp at what is now Corpus Christi, just inside the southern boundary of the disputed Trans-Nueces territory. With later reinforcements, by spring...
territory. American and Mexican relations grew even more strained when a dispute over the border was raised; the U.S. believed the border should be along the Rio Grande River andMexicobelieved it should be along the Nueces River. Then, a skirmish between American and Mexican soldiers along ...
or territory both countries shared. On May 9, 1846, Mexican soldiers shot a group of Americans patrolling the Rio Grande, inducing one of the more arguable wars, The Mexican War. In Mexico, this war is referred to as “The U.S. Invasion”, but in reality, both sides were in the wron...