Mexican American War

Give up land

Add land

Join a new country

Belief they were meant to own to the Pacific Ocean

To lose a war

To add land to a country

To split land with another country

They feared it would cause a war with Mexico

They believed it was too expensive

They didn't support the people who were in charge of Texas

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Jefferson

James K. Polk

Zachary Taylor

To create unity among Americans

To build a trade partnership with Mexico

To protect America from invasion from Mexico

To achieve Manifest Destiny

Mexico had wanted to reclaim Texas and this would make it harder for them to do that

Mexico and the U.S. disagreed about the southern border of Texas

Mexico had already annexed Texas before the U.S.

Mexico wanted to accomplish Manifest Destiny before America

To claim Texas for the U.S.

To defend America from an attack from Mexico

To stop Native American attacks on the border of the two countries

To claim California and New Mexico for the U.S.

When Mexican troops fired on American troops at the disputed Texas border

When American troops allied with Mexico

When James K. Polk officially declared war on Mexico

When Mexico invaded the U.S. to claim Texas

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Velasco

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Treaty of Houston

Oregon

Florida

Mexican Cession

Mexico City

Belief the US is the best country

Belief the US is meant to own to the Pacific Ocean

Belief the US will win every war

Belief the US was founded by aliens