Mexican-American+War

also called The U.S Invasion of Mexico

**This is the Mexican flag. This is the American flag back then,the American flag only had 28 stars because there were only 28 states during 1846. Here are some interesting facts about this war:**

 * This was the first U.S. war against a neighboring republic. The first started with a presidential lie, and the first that many Americans felt guilty about which led to an antiwar movement.
 * Ulysses S. Grant said, "I have never forgiven myself for going into that war. I do not think there ever was a more wicked war then that waged by the United States on Mexico."
 * The U.S. - Mexican War is one of the few wars not commemorated in Washington, D.C.

When Did The War Begin?
The Mexican American war began on April 25th,1846, in Mexico. But the reasons for war began much earlier and Mexico made a crucial decision that contributed to the war. Mexico encouraged Americans to settle in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s because they wanted a buffer against Commanches Over time the Americans or Texians objected to Mexican rule. In 1835 a group of slave owning American settlers in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas revolted against Mexico. This revolution ultimately led to battles at the Alamo and Goliad where Americans were slaughtered. Texians declared a republic in March 1836. They captured the Mexican general, Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21. Santa Anna was forced to sign a treaty that said Texas was independent from Mexico. The Mexican government did not support the treaty while President Andrew Jackson offered diplomatic relations to the new republic declared by the Texians.

On February 14, 1844, an American representative (John Tyler was now the President) in Texas promised , in secret negotiations, that the moment Texas signed a treat of annexation, "a sufficient naval force shall be placed in the Gulf of Mexico, convenient for the defense of Texas, in case of any invasion which may threaten her seaboard," and measures would be taken "to repel any invasion by land." Signed, the document committed U.S. troops to war with Mexico. The U.S. Constitution specifies that Congress and only Congress, has the power to declare war.

Manifest Destiny and Polk.

= Why Was There A War? =

It also led to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 America paid 15 million dollars to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas and other states as well!
= How Many Died? =

25,000 people were killed/wounded during the war.
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 * Where Was The War Located? **

The Mexican American War was located in Texas, included California, and American Southwest.The biggest battle was in Mexico.
Buena Vista = Who Was Involved? =

The Mexicans and Americans were involved. The following played a prominent role either for or against this war:
= During The War =
 * James K. Polk
 * Henry Clay. Abraham Lincoln attended a speech on November 13, 1847 by his hero, Clay, whose speech against the war was picked up by many papers started an antiwar movement. Previously the antiwar movement was primarily based in New England.
 * James Hardin
 * General Santa Ana
 * General Scott. Wealthy Mexican supporters of American annexation offered Scott $1.25 million to accept the presidency of Mexico and oversee the annexation of the country to the United States. Scott had no interest in becoming the president of Mexico and did not want to see Mexico annexed by the United States. He threatened to march his troops across Mexico if Manuel de la Pena y Pena did not negotiate with Nicholas Trist.
 * Andrew Jackson
 * Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's first address as a congressman (had been in Congress less than 3 weeks) on December 22, 1847 offered 8 resolutions that showed the facts Polk offered for the war was a lie. Lincoln''s first congressional resolution against the war was controversial because Illinois strongly supported the war and sent more volunteers (including John Hardin) to Mexico than any state except Missouri.
 * John Quincy Adams was the leader of the Immortal 14 (some key figures were Joshua Giddings, and Thomas corwincongressmen ho opposed the Mexican-American war.
 * Manuel de la Pena y Pena
 * Los San Patricios or Saint Patrick's Battalion were a Mexican army unit of mostly Irish Catholic soldiers who deserted the American army.
 * Zachary Taylor
 * Nicholas Trist. President Polk issued a recall notice to Trist (just two days after Clay's speech against the war) but Trist refused to come home and was encouraged by General Scott and the British charge d'affaires Edward Thornton to continue working on the treaty with Mexico and provisional president Pena.
 * John Tyler
 * Martin Van Buren

For more pictures on the Mexican-American War, [|click here]
== =This is a picture of Mexico in 1846.= =media type="youtube" key="Tf1s2rEWr9A?version=3" height="316" width="548"=
 * American War Uniform. Mexico War Uniform.**