Question

People disagree whether the United States should have gone to war against Mexico. Should the United States have declared war? Consider information from the lesson and maps to explain your claim with at least two reasons.
The United States _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. A second reason is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Answer 1

The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) 
i dont think The United States shouldve because tthe mexicans invited texans to their land and then the texans wanted the land for themselves.the mexicans just won independence so they were a poor country and they lost the land

Answer 2

The United States should have declared war because there were many mixed relationships between the US and Mexico. The us wanted Texas to help complete the idea of Manifest Destiny. Mexico was not fit to govern Texas. Reason 1 the US joined the war because the Mexicans provoked the war by killing Americans. A second reason is Mexico wasn't fit for Texas because Mexicans killed Americans on disputed territory. The Americans were made that blood was being shed on American soil.

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