When was the Mexican - American War?

October 2, 1835 - May 14, 1836, Texas Revolution.

April 25, 1846 – February 3, 1848, Mexican-American War

April 1898 – August 1898, Spanish American War.

June 2, 1899 – July 4, 1902, Philippine–American War.

After its independence in 1821 and brief experiment with monarchy, Mexico became a republic in 1824, characterized by considerable instability, so that when war broke out in 1846, Mexico was ill-prepared for this conflict. The war with the US followed in the wake of decades of Indian raids in the sparsely settled north of Mexico, which the avenger government-sponsored Anglo-American migration to the Mexican province of Texas was aimed at buffering. Anglo-Americans and some Mexicans revolted against the Mexican government in the 1836 Texas Revolution, creating a republic not recognized by Mexico, which still claimed it as its national territory. The 1845 expansion of US territory with its annexation of Texas escalated the dispute between the US and Mexico to open war.

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Kathy Patterson

America did not annex Texas. Texas joined America of its own will.

Andy Otero

The war for Texas independence was fought for inclusion of slavery into what was then Mexican territory which was against the Mexican constitution. For a excellent analysis read Forget the Alamo.

patrhea

Howard Groopman, 😃😉

Andy Otero

L Lh Adams, unfortunately those Americans who came from the south brought their property with them and that property were slaves which was against the Mexican constitution which prohibit slavery in their territories.

Jas Newman

It would have been nice to include an explanation of the run-on sentence—"The war with the US followed in the wake of decades of Indian raids in the sparsely settled north of Mexico, which the avenger government-sponsored Anglo-American migration to the Mexican province of Texas was aimed at buffering."

L Lh Adams

Mexico promised land to Americans who would move into the area now known as Texas. They did this to have people to fight the Comanches and Apaches. The Texans won independence,then voted to join the Union. I lived in an area in which many of the battles in the war of Independence and the Mexican-American war took place.

Howard Groopman

Does Mexico call it the American war?

Chip Combs

Cedrick - And Delaware actually belongs to the Delaware tribe, and Britain actually belongs to the Normans and Turkey actually belongs to Persia, etc. etc. etc.

John W Shreve

Cedric Walters, Mexico recognized Texas as an independent nation with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, so that is not the case. Texas later asked to join the U.S.

John W Shreve

Richard D. Boyle, I guess it depends upon how you measure history. Mexico declared its independence from Spain in 1810 and the U.S. acquired most of the Southwest region in 1848, so Mexico only held it for 38 years.